1. There is only one son in the Wingfield family.

True
False
2. Which famous novel does Amanda Wingfield refer to in her
telephone conversation?
Ben Hur
Odysseus
Gone With The Wind
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

4. What is Jim's nickname for Tom?

5. WHERE Did Tom and Jim meet in a bar?
6. Laura collects glass animals (hence the play's title). What else
does she spend her time doing?
8. Where did Amanda grow up?
9. Tom's and Laura's father makes a surprise visit at the end of the
play TRUE OR FALSE
1: What does Tom mean when he tells us that this a memory
play?
His mother often forgot things.
None of the characters can remember what really happened.
Laura likes to exaggerate.
He is a character in the play.
2: What does Laura do when she is sitting alone, playing with
her glass collection and then becomes aware of Amanda
arriving home?
She rushes to start preparing dinner.
She pretends to be sleeping.
She begins to read her typewriter study chart.
She telephones Tom.
3: Who said, I know so well what becomes of unmarried
women who arent prepared to occupy a position?
a. The gentleman caller

b. The maid
c. Tom
d. Amanda
4: Tom and Amanda are arguing about a book written by what
author?
a. William Faulkner
b. Joel Chandler Harris
c. D. H. Lawrence
d. Erskine Caldwell
5: Why does Tom frequently go to the movies?
a. He likes adventure.
manala jnoubyegirlb. He has a secret crush on the ticket-taker.
c. He is afraid of normal social contact.
d. He wants to avoid having to take care of Laura.
6: Amanda knows Toms letter from the Merchant Marine
means what?
a. He is planning on leaving her and Laura.
b. He is trying to find a gentleman caller for Laura.
c. He has grounds for an insurance claim.
d. He has located his and Lauras father.
7: What does Tom warn Amanda about Mr. OConnor?
a. Mr. OConnor has a drinking problem.

b. Mr. OConnor doesnt know about Laura.

c. Mr. OConnor has been fired from his last two jobs.
d. Mr. OConnor doesnt like to go to the movies.
8: What does Amanda realize when the lights go out during the
dinner with Jim OConnor?
a. Tom didnt pay the light bill.
b. Laura tampered with the fuse box.
c. Tom is ashamed of her.
d. Jim OConnor has no sense of humor.
9: Which of these events is one of the major turning points in
the play?
a. When Tom calls in sick for work
b. When Jim OConnor asks Laura to go to the movies with him
c. When Amanda gets intoxicated at dinner
d. When Jim OConnor asks Laura to dance
10: What happens when Lauras glass unicorn is broken?
a. She becomes ill and rushes to her room.
b. She maintains that now the unicorn is normal.
c. She demands that Amanda get her a new one.
d. She tells Tom she never cared for the unicorn.
11: What was Tennessee Williamss intent in having Laura
trip on the fire escape?
a. To emphasize her limp
b. To demonstrate that Amanda is a slovenly housekeeper
c. To suggest that Laura has trouble navigating the outside world
d. To suggest that Tom is a practical-joke player
12: Jim OConnor voices the opinion that
a. Laura should see a psychoanalyst
b. Amanda is an inconsiderate hostess
c. someone should kiss Laura
d. Tom should stop going to so many movies

1. Amanda frequently talks about her husband because she

A. still loves him in spite of the fact that he deserted her
B. fears that Tom will turn out to be like him
C. wants her children to know their family heritage
2. The setting of The Glass Menagerie is unrealistic because
I. it exists only in Tom's imagination
II. it is intended to be symbolic
III. Tom's memory of the details has faded
A. I, II, and III
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
3. Amanda recalls the gentlemen callers of the past whenever
A. the present becomes too painful to bear
B. she wants to impress others with her social background
C. Tom insults her
4. Laura usually listens to her mother's stories of Blue Mountain because she
A. enjoys hearing them
B. wants Amanda to enjoy recalling her girlhood
C. expects to learn how to be popular
5. Tom goes to the movies to
I. get away from Amanda
II. find adventure
III. compensate for the boredom of his life
A. I, II and III
B. I and II only
C. II and III only
6. Amanda and Tom get into an argument over
A. Tom's reading habits
B. money
C. Tom's indifference to Laura
7. Tom chooses to invite Jim O'Connor to meet Laura because

A. Jim and Laura knew each other in high school

B. he can't think of anyone else
C. he owes Jim a favor
8. The Paradise Dance Hall contributes to the play as a
I. symbol for temporary and illusory happiness
II. sign of the neighborhood's run-down condition
III. source of background music
A. I and III only
B. II and III only
C. I, II, and III
9. Laura gives Jim the broken unicorn because
A. she doesn't want him to forget her
B. she's grateful for his kindness
C. she wants him to have a wedding gift
10. Tom refers to cities as "dead leaves" because
A. they have no meaning to him
B. they have been destroyed by World War II
C. Laura is not with him
11. Why is The Glass Menagerie an appropriate title for this play?
12. Does this play have a villain? Explain.
13. To what extent is Tom responsible for his "two-by-four situation"?
14. Laura recalls how self-conscious she felt in high school while "clumping up the aisle.
"How would you explain Jim's response that he "never even noticed"?
15. Which characters, if any, are better off at the end of the play than they were at the
beginning?

1. What is the family's last name?

Loman
O'Connor
Whitfeld
Wingfield

2. Where does Tom work?

Shoe factory
Car garage
He doesn't
as a salesman
3. What organization does Amanda belong to?
M.A.D.D.
Southern Belles
C.A.M.
D.A.R.
4. What is the name of the business college where Laura attends?
New York
Robinson's
Rubicam's
Gregg's
5. What does the family eat for dinner with the gentleman caller?
Salmon
Shrimp
Steak
Pork
7. Where does the play take place?
New York
Cleveland
Chicago
St. Louis
8. What did Jim call Laura in high school?
Lovely Laura
Green Leaves
Blue Roses
Red Roses
9. Who is Tom's favorite author?
Kurt Vonnegut
D.H. Lawrence
Allen Ginsberg
Homer
10. Which poet does Tennessee Williams quote at the beginning of
the play?
Allen Ginsberg
Charles Bukowski
Emily Dickenson
e.e. cummings

Name:

The Glass Menagerie

Pre-discussion test

Part I (5 points each) - Quotation Identification

Date:
(25 pts)

Directions: Name the characters who said the following lines.

1. Mothers afraid Im going to be an old maid. ____________________
2. Hello Goodbye! _______________________
3. I couldnt go back there. I threw up - on the floor!
____________________
4. I havent enjoyed one bite of this dinner because of your constant
directions on how to eat it. ____________________
5. Stumblejohn! I shouldnt have done that that was way off the
beam. ____________________
Part II - Short Answer
(10 pts)
Directions Write a word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
1. Tom and Lauras last name is ________________________.
2. Tom is looking for ______________ at the movies because is otherwise missing
from his life.
3. The region of the country Amanda remembers fondly is _________________.
4. The glass ___________________ from Lauras collection breaks while she and
Jim are dancing.
5. Jims nickname for Tom is __________________.
Part III (1 point each) Multiple Choice Questions- Directions Select the best
answer for each of the following questions.
(15 pts)
1. Tom joins the Union of
a. Warehouse Workers.
b. Merchant Seamen.

c. Professional Poets.
d. Longshoremen.

2. Jim tells Laura she has a(n)

a. inferiority complex.
b. schizophrenic personality.

c. character defect.
d. paranoiac life.

3. Laura once was sick with

a. malaria.
b. amnesia.

c. diabetes.
d. pleurosis.

4. In addition to typing, Laura is supposed to be studying

a. speech.
b. keyboarding.

c. telephone answering.
d. shorthand.

5. Tom describes the drama as

a. satire.
b. black comedy.

c. memory play.
d. tragedy.

6. The play takes place during the

a. 1920s.
b. 1930s

c. 1940s
d. 1950s

7. Amanda tells tom and Laura never to describe Laura as

a. mentally slow.
c. crippled.
b. pretty.
d. well-educated.
8. In order to earn money, Amanda sells
a. magazine subscriptions.
b. encyclopedias.

c. typewriters.
d. vacuum cleaners.

9. To wake up Tom every morning for work, Amanda calls out,

a. Rise and shine!
c. Hit the floor!
b. Wake up!
d. Time for work!
10. Amanda, Laura, and Tom live together in/on a(n)
a. fire escape.
b. apartment.

c. warehouse.
d. ship.

11. Tom invites Jim to join the family for

a. breakfast.
b. tea.

c. cocktails.
d. dinner.

12. Laura almost cant open the door for Tom and Jim because she is so
a. shy.
c. physically crippled.
b. physically weak.
d. blind.
13. Tom is both a character in the play and the plays
a. gentleman caller.
b. narrator.

c. author.
d. director.

14. The Glass Menagerie was written by

a. J.D. Salinger.
b. Tom Sawyer.

c. Tennessee Williams.
d. Shakespeare.

15. To help her walk, Laura uses a

a. cane.
b. brace.

c. crutch.
d. special shoe.

Part IV (55 points)

Directions In a well organized essay, choose one of the following topics to write
about. Use specific details and examples from the play to support your ideas.

1. Who do you think is the main character of the playTom, Laura, or Amanda?
Why? Is the main character the protagonist? Is there an antagonist?

2. What might happen to Laura after Toms departure? What might happen to
Amanda?

3. Discuss the symbol of the glass menagerie. What does it represent? Does it
represent the same things throughout the play, or does its meaning change?

4. Generally, plays do not have narrators. How does the fact that Tom is the
narrator affect the style and content of the play? Would your appraisal of the events
be different if there were no narrator?

1/40
1 Where does The Glass Menagerie take place?
Cleveland
New York City
Mississippi
St Louis

2/40
2 What does Tom like to write?
Poetry
Musical librettos
Press articles

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