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The Glass Menagerie Quiz

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who wrote The Glass Menagerie?

a)

Arthur Miller

b)

Tennessee Williams

c)

Thornton Wilder

d)

Eugene O'Neil

2.

The Glass Menagerie has two settings; what are they?

a)

1937 and 1944

b)

1900 and 1920

c)

1989 and 2000

d)

2015 and 2018

3.

Laura occupies her time by playing with the glass menagerie and a ________ that her father left them.

a)

glass horse

b)

typewriter

c)

records and record player

d)

yearbook

4.

Amanda tries to supplement the family income by

a)

selling subscriptions for magazines over the telephone

b)

working as a typist

c)

working at the DAR

d)

substituting at the local high school

5.

Tom escapes his monotonous existence by

a)

working at the warehouse

b)

attending magic school

c)

selling shoes

d)

going to the moview

6.

Jim's knickname for Tom was

a)

Tommy

b)

Show off

c)

Quiet boy

d)

Shakespeare

7.

The flowers Amanda had her gentleman callers pick were

a)

daisies

b)

blue roses

c)

jonquils

d)

dandelions

8.

Instead of Tom paying the light bill, he used the money for

a)

going to the movies

b)

seeing a magic show

c)

dues for the Union of Merchant Seamen

d)

new glass ornaments for Laura

9.

Laura's prize glass piece is a

a)

unicorn

b)

mouse

c)

bird

d)

bell

10.

The initial incident in the play is when we find out that Amanda fears

a)

Laura may become an old maid.

b)

Tom is a drunkard.

c)

meeting one of her former gentlemen callers.

d)

polished glass.

11.

The action begins to rise when Amanda finds out that Laura

a)

polishes glass during her free time.

b)

hasn't practiced typing.

c)

hides her high school yearbook.

d)

has not been attending typing school.

12.

The two characters that are in direct conflict are

a)

Laura and Jim

b)

Amanda and Jim

c)

Amanda and Tom

d)

Tom and Laura

13.

The climatic moment of the play is when

a)

the gentleman caller kisses Laura

b)

Amanda interrupts Jim and Laura's dance

c)

Laura dances with the gentleman caller

d)

the glass unicorn breaks

14.

An example of falling action is

a)

the breaking of the unicorn

b)

Amanda refers to Laura as crippled.

c)

Tom helps mother wash the dishes

d)

Amanda and Laura make a wish on the moon

15.

The resolutions shows that Tom still feels

a)

angry at his mother Amanda.

b)

like going to the movies.

c)

like joining the Union of Merchant Seamen.

d)

guilty for leaving his sister behind.

16.

Which character is comparable to the glass unicorn?

a)

Amanda

b)

Tom

c)

Laura

d)

Jim

17.

The _________represents an escape from the "fires of human desperation".

a)

unicorn

b)

father's picture

c)

Tom

d)

the fire escape

18.

____________represents "hope for that something that we long for".

a)

the unicorn

b)

the records and record player

c)

gentleman caller

d)

yearbook

19.

Who represents the nails in Malvolio the Magician's coffin trick?

a)

Amanda and Laura

b)

Tom

c)

Jim

d)

the fat lady

20.

What did Jim call Laura in high school?

a)

the shy one

b)

Blue Roses

c)

Belle of the ball

d)

crippled

21.

What was across the street from the Wingfield apartment?

a)

A glass making store

b)

The Paradise Dance hall

c)

Movie Theater

d)

Tom's work

22.

Who is the telephone man who fell in love with long distance?

a)

Tom

b)

Amanda

c)

Jim

d)

Tom and Laura's father

23.

Who is Tom's boss?

a)

Jim

b)

Mr. Mendoza

c)

Amanda

d)

Malvolio the Magician