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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What event is to occur at the Pollitt plantation that evening?
(a) Big Daddy's birthday party
(b) Big Daddy's retirement party
(c) Big Daddy and Big Mama's anniversary party
(d) Big Daddy's bon voyage party

2. What is Brick doing when Maggie is talking to him?
(a) Trying to nap
(b) Taking a shower
(c) Talking on the phone
(d) Reading the paper

3. How does Maggie enter the room in the first act?
(a) Tentatively
(b) Purposefully
(c) Leisurely
(d) In a huff

4. What does Maggie call herself?
(a) The lead dog
(b) The early bird
(c) A thoroughbred
(d) Cat on a hot tin roof

5. What is Big Daddy's perception of Gooper and Mae's brood?
(a) He can barely tolerate them
(b) He dotes on them
(c) He thinks they are average
(d) He can take them or leave them

Short Answer Questions

1. Who interrupts Brick and Maggie as they argue?

2. How are the two main characters related?

3. According to Maggie, who sees Big Daddy's last birthday as a double cause for celebration?

4. What does Brick do when Maggie makes suggestive advances?

5. How many children does Mae have?

(see the answer key)

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