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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. With which one of Brick's friends did Maggie make love?
(a) Skipper
(b) Schooner
(c) Chip
(d) Chad
2. Who is Gooper?
(a) Brick's brother
(b) Brick's friend
(c) Maggie's brother
(d) Maggie's ex-husband
3. What does Brick do when Maggie makes suggestive advances?
(a) Reminds her of the conditions of their marriage
(b) Screams at her
(c) Slaps her
(d) Walks away from her
4. Why is the inheritance such a critical factor now?
(a) Big Mama had a stroke
(b) The stock market is plunging
(c) Brick needs the money
(d) Big Daddy is dying of cancer
5. What does Brick choose to wear to the event?
(a) White silk pajamas
(b) Khakis and polo shirt
(c) An old robe
(d) Jeans and T shirt
6. What does Big Mama think Big Daddy's disease is?
(a) Gastroenteritis
(b) Gastroparesis
(c) Acid reflux
(d) Spastic colon
7. What is Mae's family background?
(a) Prominent family in Memphis
(b) Poor white trash from Tupelo
(c) A snooty family from Boston
(d) Cultured family from New Orleans
8. What is the name of the family showcased in the play?
(a) Pickerel
(b) Pollitt
(c) Hall
(d) Johnson
9. Who does Big Mama blame for the demise of Brick and Maggie's marriage?
(a) Skipper
(b) Gooper
(c) Maggie
(d) Brick
10. What is the setting for the play's opening act?
(a) By the river
(b) The town social
(c) A bedroom
(d) The veranda
11. In what state does the family live?
(a) Georgia
(b) Mississippi
(c) Louisiana
(d) Montana
12. How are the two main characters related?
(a) They are married
(b) Brother and sister
(c) They work together
(d) They are best friends
13. What is the location for the setting?
(a) New Orleans
(b) Biloxi
(c) The Pollitt plantation
(d) The countryside
14. Who interrupts Brick and Maggie as they argue?
(a) Big Daddy
(b) Big Mama
(c) Gooper
(d) Mae
15. What has Mae arranged for tonight's event?
(a) A caterer will serve hors d'ouevres
(b) The children will entertain Big Daddy
(c) A jazz band will be playing
(d) A pianist will entertain during cocktails
Short Answer Questions
1. Who does Maggie think will be named the primary beneficiaries in Big Daddy's will?
2. How many acts are in this play?
3. For which character is the play named?
4. Where does the family live?
5. Who occupies the setting of the first act?
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