Free Printable The Glass Menagerie

1.

Where does the play take place?

a)

It takes place in Laura's hospital room.

b)

It takes place in Tom's office.

c)

It takes place in the Wingfield apartment.

d)

It takes place in the funeral parlor during Amanda's funeral.

2.

In Scene One, Amanda gives constant directions on how to eat dinner, admonishes Tom for smoking too much, and looks forward to gentleman callers for Laura, who has never had any. What do these actions indicate?

a)

Amanda is on the verge of mental collapse.

b)

Amanda is sadistic and cruel to those around her.

c)

Amanda is acting out the treatment she received as a child.

d)

Amanda is overbearing yet clearly loves her children.

3.

What does Amanda ask Tom to do?

a)

She wants him to either ask for a raise or get another, better paying job. She wants to move to a larger apartment.

b)

She wants him to start taking her and Laura to church every Sunday.

c)

She wants him to bring a gentleman caller for Laura home from work.

d)

She wants him to find a psychiatrist who can help Laura.

4.

Jim knows that Laura is very shy and insecure. He tries to make her realize that she is not so different from anyone else. What does he do?

a)

He reads poetry to her.

b)

He takes her out to the fire escape to look at the stars.

c)

He asks her to dance.

d)

He tells her about his own troubled childhood.

5.

Why does Jim kiss Laura?

a)

He is politely telling her good by.

b)

Tom has paid him to do it.

c)

He is showing his contempt of Amanda and her silly ideas.

d)

He is trying hard to make her realize that she is pretty and appealing to men.

6.

The evening is a failure. What does Amanda do?

a)

She blames Tom.

b)

She screams at Laura for being disabled.

c)

She cries and apologizes to both of them.

d)

She refuses to discuss the matter.

7.

With whom does Tom argue much of the time?

a)

Laura (his sister)

b)

Amanda (his mother)

c)

Jim (his co-worker)

d)

The manager of the dance hall

8.

How does Laura know Jim?

a)

She met him at church

b)

Amanda knows his mother

c)

They attended the same high school

d)

They purchase glass at the same store

9.

Why don't things work out between Laura and Jim?

a)

Laura refuses to be alone with him

b)

He broke her glass unicorn

c)

Tom sabotaged their date

d)

Jim is engaged

10.

From whose memory does this story come?

a)

Amanda's

b)

Laura's

c)

Tom's

d)

Jim's

11.

What does Laura quit?

a)

The magazine

b)

Her job

c)

A typing class

d)

The D.A.R.

12.

What is a menagerie?

a)

A music box

b)

A housing project

c)

A dysfunctional family

d)

A collection

13.

Which words describes both Laura and the glass menagerie?

a)

Colorful

b)

Fragile

c)

Rare

d)

Cold

14.

What is Laura's favorite figurine?

a)

Horse

b)

Elephant

c)

Unicorn

d)

Dolphin

15.

Where doesn't Tom go to get away?

a)

The bar

b)

The fire escape

c)

The dance hall

d)

The movies

16.

Who said, "Go to the moon—you selfish dreamer!"?

a)

Amanda

b)

Tom

c)

Laura

d)

Jim

17.

Who was "a telephone man who feel in love with long distances"?

a)

Tom

b)

Tom's father

c)

Jim

d)

Jim's father

18.

Why won't Tom leave his job?

a)

Because he has a duty to support his family

b)

Because on the day he was hired he signed a “here ‘til you die” clause

c)

Because he loves it

d)

Because his mother has threatened to cut him off if he does

19.

How did the figurine get broken?

a)

The table was kicked

b)

Jim dropped it

c)

Laura threw it

d)

The candle hit it

20.

Which of Jim's extracurriculars does Laura remember most?

a)

Debate

b)

Basketball

c)

Choir/drama

d)

Student government

21.

Which of these is NOT a symbol in the story

a)

The glass figurines

b)

Jonquils

c)

The portrait of the father

d)

The dining room table

22.

What class does Jim think will help him become more successful?

a)

public speaking

b)

business management

c)

English lit

d)

marketing

23.

Why does Jim like Tom?

a)

He remembers how cool he was in high school

b)

He picks up a lot of his shifts at work

c)

He reads poetry to him

d)

He loans him money often

24.

Which of these is not a way Laura spends her days?

a)

Playing records

b)

Taking care of her collection

c)

Walking

d)

Going to restaurants

25.

How does Amanda earn extra money?

a)

Selling magazine subscriptions

b)

Typing extra pages of documents

c)

Doing house cleaning for wealthier women

d)

Teaching children how to sew

26.

Which is not a way Amanda prepares for the gentlemen caller?

a)

Buys a new lamp

b)

Covers the bed and chair

c)

Puts on an old, fancy dress

d)

Cooks an expensive meal

27.

What does Jim say Laura suffers from?

a)

Pleurosis

b)

Idol worship

c)

Poor speaking skills

d)

Inferiority complex

28.

Tom goes to the movies a lot. Why?

a)

He is trying to avoid his mother and sister.

b)

He is bored.

c)

He is looking for something to inspire him.

d)

He is desperate to find a way to survive his current situation.

29.

What is the fourth wall?

a)

the invisible line between audience and characters

b)

the space between pieces of the set

c)

lines on the stage telling actors where to stand

d)

the outside of a set the audience can't see

30.

Which is NOT something, during the argument with Amanda, that Tom sarcastically says he is doing when he leaves

a)

gambling fortunes away at a roulette table

b)

being a hired assassin with a tommy-gun

c)

hanging out in opium dens

d)

poaching animals in the African jungle

31.

How many gentlemen callers did Amanda have in one day?

a)

9

b)

12

c)

23

d)

17

32.

According to Tom, why do people go to the movies?

a)

To get a sense of adventure

b)

To keep up with pop culture

c)

To study how to be an actor

d)

To spend time with friends

33.

Before she meets him, which of these does Amanda NOT bug Tom to know about Jim?

a)

If he drinks

b)

if he has a girlfriend/is taken

c)

if he makes a decent living

d)

Is he good-looking but not too much so

34.

As a girl, what was Amanda known for while on dates?

a)

Picking flowers

b)

Being sick

c)

Dancing well

d)

Correcting their grammar

35.

Where does Tom get the money to get his Merchant Marine card?

a)

Not paying the light bill

b)

Taking it from Amanda's purse

c)

Pick-pocketing people at the movies

d)

Borrows it from Jim

The Glass Menagerie

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

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