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1
Who said: I don’t believe that you go every night to the movies.
Tom
Amanda
Jim
Laura
2
Why will Jim not call on the Wingfield's again?
he's moving to New Orleans
he's not attracted to Laura
he's engaged
3
Who said: I want you to stay fresh and pretty—for gentleman callers!
Amanda
Laura
Jim
Tom
4
Who wrote
The Glass Menagerie
?
John Steinbeck
Tennessee Williams
Eugene O'Neil
5
Who said, “I rememberone Sunday afternoon in Blue Mountain—"
Jim
Laura
Amanda
Tom
6
How many gentleman callers did Amanda receive in Blue Mountain when she was young?
13
15
17
7
Who said: Haven’t you ever liked some boy?
Jim
Tom
Laura
Amanda
8
Who said: Self,self, self is all that you ever think of!
Jim
Laura
Amanda
Tom
9
Who is the narrator of
The Glass Menagerie
?
Tom
Laura
An unnamed character
10
What action does Jim immediately regret doing?
coming to dinner
dancing with Laura
kissing Laura
11
What is Laura's reaction after Jim breaks her favorite piece of glass?
she begins to sob
she karate chops him in the neck
she calls it a blessing in disquise
12
Who said: All I know is I couldn’t sit at the table if it was him!
Amanda
Jim
Tom
Laura
13
From what country did Mr. Wingfield send a postcard after he abandoned his family?
Mexico
France
Spain
14
Who said: Whoever got himself out of a coffin without removing one nail?
Tom
Amanda
Jim
Laura
15
What year did Williams die?
1988
1981
1983
16
Who said: I am the narrator of the play, and also a character in it.
Jim
Laura
Amanda
Tom
17
What does Amanda believe to be Laura's only option since she quit school?
to starve to death
to get a job where Tom works
to get married
18
How did Laura feel about Jim in high school?
she had a crush on him
she didn't know him
she hated him
19
What were the last words the Wingfields heard from their father?
"Hello, Goodbye"
"I'm sorry"
"See you soon"
20
What incident first causes the "fiasco" in Scene 3?
Amanda returning Tom's library book
Amanda telling Tom how to chew his food
Amanda telling Tom that he smokes too much
21
When and where does The Glass Menagerie take place?
St. Louis in the 1930s
Chicago in the 1940s
New York in the 1920s
22
Where was Tennessee Williams born?
St. Louis, MO
Memphis, TN.
Columbus, MS
23
Which play was Williams' first to be produced and performed?
Cairo, Shanghai, Bombay!
The Glass Menagerie
Camino Real
24
Who said: Has anyone ever told you that you were pretty?
Tom
Amanda
Laura
Jim
25
What does Tom long to be?
a public speaker
an executive
a poet
26
What is the name of Williams' sister, whom he was extremely close to all of his life?
Rose Williams
Daisy Williams
Tulip Williams
27
Whose picture is hanging on the wall of the Wingfield's living room?
Mr. Wingfield
Grandma Wingfield
Grandpa Wingfield
28
In what field did Mr. Wingfield work?
logging
marketing
telephone
29
Who said: Don’t say crippled! You know that I never allow that word to be used.
Tom
Laura
Amanda
Jim
30
Who said: I’m tired of movies and I am about to move!
Laura
Tom
Jim
Amanda
31
Who said: Mother’s afraid I’m going to be an old maid.
Amanda
Tom
Laura
Jim
32
Williams received his first Pulitzer Prize for which play in 1948?
The Glass Menagerie
Summer and Smoke
A Streetcar Named Desire
33
What might Laura's reaction to the broken figurine symbolize?
that Laura can change
that Laura is great at Karate
that Laura will never change
34
What was Jim's nickname for Laura in high school?
Clumpy
Blue Roses
Sclerosis
35
According to Tom, where does he spend most of his nights?
at the movies
at the jazz club
at the local bar
36
Why does Tom not pay the light bill?
he paid his dock worker's dues instead
he paid his Merchant Marine dues instead
he paid for a poetry workshop instead
37
What, according to Tom, is man by instinct?
poet, martyr, and saint
lover, hunter, and fighter
athlete, builder, and achiever
38
What quality of Jim most excites Amanda?
that he's Irish
that he's a shipping clerk
that he's taking night classes
39
Who said: You know, Shakespeare – I’m going to sell you a bill of goods!
Amanda
Tom
Jim
Laura
40
What does Laura's collection of glass figurines symbolize?
her family
herself
how fragile love is
41
Who said: Why, you’re not crippled, you just a have a little defect.
Jim
Amanda
Laura
Tom
42
Who said: Where have you been going... pretending that you were going to business college
Amanda
Tom
Jim
Laura
43
What is Jim's nickname for Tom?
Shakespeare
Faulkner
Poe
44
What moral failing is Amanda most concerned about regarding the gentleman caller?
she fears he's abusive to women
she fears he's a drinker
she fears he's too handsome
45
Where did Williams attend high school, which is also referenced in
The Glass Menagerie
?
St. Louis Charter School
Soldan High School
Lanier High School
46
Why does Tom spend his nights there?
he seeks adventure
he is in love with the owner of the business
he thinks it will make him a better poet
47
Which of Williams' plays won the New York Drama Critic's Circle Award?
The Glass Menagerie
The Rose Tattoo
A Streetcar Named Desire
48
Who said: All pretty girls are a trap, a pretty trap,and men expect them to be.
Jim
Tom
Amanda
Laura
49
Who said: I couldn’t go back. I—threw up—on the floor!
Tom
Amanda
Laura
Jim
50
Which is Laura's favorite piece from her glass collection?
the glass victrola
the glass cat
the glass unicorn
51
Who said: He used to call me—Blue Roses.
Jim
Amanda
Laura
Tom
52
What does Tom accidentally do as he tries to leave at the climax of the "fiasco" in scene 3?
knocks over Laura's glass collection
knocks Amanda down
punches a hole in the wall
53
What year did The Glass Menagerie have a successful run in Chicago?
1944
1943
1945
54
How did Williams allegedly die?
overdosed on drugs
heart attack
choked on an eye drop cap
55
Where is Laura supposedly attending classes?
floral arrangement class
culinary school
business college
56
Where does Tom work?
in a flower shop
in a shoe warehouse
in a pencil factory
57
Which was one of Williams' 1st published works, published when he was 16?
Battle of Angels
"Can a Good Wife be a Good Sport"
A Rose Tattoo
58
Where did Williams find inspiration for much of his writing?
his career in the Navy
his childhood
his family
59
What is Tom dressed as at the beginning of the play?
a clown
a merchant sailor
a bus driver
60
Who said: Yesterday you confiscated my books! You had the nerve to!
Tom
Jim
Amanda
Laura
