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The glass menagerie quiz

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why won't Tom leave his job?

a)

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

b)

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

c)

Because he has a duty to support his family

2.

In Amanda’s view, her nagging behavior toward her children is motivated by __________.

a)

illusion

b)

religion

c)

love

d)

dreams

3.

How does Laura know Jim?

a)

She met him at church

b)

Amanda knows his mother

c)

They purchase glass at the same store

d)

They attended the same high school

4.

From whose memory does this story come?

a)

Amanda's

b)

Laura's

c)


Jim's

d)

Tom's

5.

What is a menagerie?


a)


A music box

b)


A collection

c)

A dysfunctional family

6.

Which words describes both Laura and the glass menagerie?

a)


Colorful 

b)


Rare

c)


Cold

d)


Fragile

7.

Who said, "Yesterday you confiscated my books!"?

a)


Amanda

b)


Laura

c)

Tom

d)

Jim

8.

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

a)


Tom

b)


Jim

c)

Tom's father

d)

Jim's father

9.

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

a)

Amanda

b)


Laura

c)

Tom

d)


Jim

10.

which Literary device that describes the way this play is related?

a)

Daydreaming

b)

Flashback

11.

The figure of a _____ gets broken

a)

Giraffe

b)


Unicorn

12.

The gentleman caller is engaged to _____

a)

Betty

b)

Martha

13.

What word best describes Tom’s feelings toward his sister?

a)

disrespectful

b)

angry

c)


delusional

d)


affectionate

14.

Amanda's refusal to let Tom call Laura "crippled" is an example of Amanda's______________.


a)


inability to face reality

b)


determination to be sensible

c)

obsession with the past

d)


fear about her husband's return

15.

The overall tone of the play is ____________.


a)


optimistic

b)

furious

c)


despairing

d)


passionate

16.

Why does Amanda make Tom promise not to be a drunkard?

a)


She fears Tom will become like his father.

b)

She thinks that drinking will upset Laura.

c)


She knows that drinking is unhealthy.

d)


People in Blue Mountain never drank.

17.

When Tom finally leaves, what is most regretting?

a)

He left without saying goodbye.

b)

He left Laura behind with Amanda to fend for themselves.

c)

He didn't pay the electric bill.

d)


He followed after his father.

18.

Which of the following is true of Amanda Wingfield? Select all that apply.

a)

Amanda is an understanding and compassionate mother to her children.

b)


Amanda wants to control everything in Tom's life, and he responds with anger and sarcasm.

c)


Amanda is a woman who lives in the past and expects her daughter's life to be the same.

d)

Amanda is concerned with Laura's obsession with the glass collection and wants her to seek help.

19.

What does the following line say about Amanda and Laura?

AMANDA: "We have to be making some plans and provisions for her. She's older than you, two years, and nothing has happened. She just drifts along doing nothing."

a)

Amanda is unsure about Laura's future and doesn't think she can support herself.

b)

Amanda has zero respect for Laura and sees her as a burden.

c)


Amanda want's Tom to get a better job so that they'll be able to live a better lifestyle.

d)


Amanda wants Tom to find a gentleman caller.

20.

What might the fire escape represent?

a)

The family's safety and security.

b)


A place of escape for Tom

c)


The place Amanda goes to be away from her children.

d)


The poor conditions the family lives in.

21.

"Crippled"

a)


Amanda

b)


Laura

c)


Jim

d)


Tom