All My Sons

At the end of Act I, Kate says. "Be smart now, Joe..." She says this because

• Chris wants to marry Ann

• George is coming to see them

• the neigbors are asking questions

• Steve is getting out of jail

In Act I, Mother says to Ann, "As long as you are here, Annie, I want to ask you never to say that again." What did Ann say?

• She wants Chris to move away from the family

• Larry might have flown a plane with cracked cylinder heads

• She believes that Larry is living on an island somewhere

• Everyone should forgive her father for what he did

In Act III, we learn that Dr. Jim Bayliss made a compromise in his life that makes him unhappy. What was that compromise?

• He agreed to move next door to Kellers

• He decide to stop doing medical research

• He stopped being friends with Chris

• He helped Joe send Steve to jail

In Act II, Kate tells Chris that Ann "doesn't belong here". She says this because

• Ann is not a nice person

• Ann doesn't like the Keller family

• Ann may find the truth about her father

• Ann's father is in jail

Goerge is an important character in the play because

• he is a lawyer

• he is Ann's brother

• he knows the truth

• he reveals the truth

A turning point of the play occurs when

• Ann comes to visit Kellers

• Chris decides to marry Ann

• Ann reveals Larry's letter to Kellers

• Joe kills himself

When George arrives at the Keller home, Kate calls him "Georgie" because

• she wants him to feel a part of the family

• she manipulates him

• she loves him

• this is the way she always calls him

Why does Joe make exuses for Steve?

• He actually makes exuses for himself

• He feels guilty

• He feels sorry for Steve

• He wants Ann to marry Chris

The American Dream is

• elevated in the play

• criticized in the play

• not mentioned in the play

• explained in the play

The play is called "All My Sons" because

• Joe adores his sons

• Joe looses his sons

• Joe understands that not only his sons are important

• Joe misunderstands the notion of social responsibility