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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Maggie's purpose for entering the room?

2. What is Brick doing when Maggie is talking to him?

3. Why is the play's name attributed to that character?

4. Who does Maggie think will be named the primary beneficiaries in Big Daddy's will?

5. With which one of Brick's friends did Maggie make love?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what ways does Big Daddy think Brick's drinking has negatively affected Brick's life?

2. Explain how Maggie seizes the opportunity to take control of all the inheritance talk.

3. What are Big Daddy's current thoughts about who to leave the plantation to when he dies?

4. Why does Brick suffer such guilt over Skipper's suicide?

5. How do Gooper and Mae justify their suitability for the inheritance?

6. Who are the two main characters in the play?

7. What are Maggie's plans for outwaiting Brick's current indifference toward her?

8. What does Big Mama reveal about who will inherit the Pollitt land?

9. How does Brick respond to Maggie's claims of loneliness?

10. What medicinal precautions does Doctor Baugh take before leaving the Pollitt home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Big Mama. How is she perceived by Big Daddy? How does the rest of the family feel about her?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the symbolism of fatal illnesses related to deception for both Big Daddy and Brick. How does deception serve as a tool for one and a destroyer for the other?

Essay Topic 3

What revelation does Big Mama make that ultimately breaks the tension related to the Pollitt inheritance? How do Gooper and Mae react to it? How do Brick and Maggie react to it?

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