Amanda reveals her own unfulfilled life through: ( multiple answers)

controlling her children, bragging of her multiple gentlemen callers.

To Amanda, what do the 17 "gentleman callers" represent?

What could have been in her dissapointing life

What is hanging on the wall in the Wingfield's apartment?

Portrait of the family's absent patriarch

At dinner, Tom gets annoyed with his mother because:

She is controlling/dictates everything

Why did Tennessee Williams change his name?

It was a reaction against his earlier inferior work.

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The Glass Menagerie Act 1, Scene 1 and Memory Plays

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1
An art movement that builds from inner conscious that often uses distorted images or fragmentation.
pop art
impressionism
surrealism
expressionism
2
Whic of the following is typical of a memory play?
chronolgical
pure reality
non linear
linear
3
Amanda reveals her own unfulfilled life through: ( multiple answers)
controlling her children
drinking wine at night
bragging of her multiple gentlemen callers.
writing editorials to local newspaper
4
Which of the following represents a possible motif?
cigarettes
Laura's poodle
fire escape
clothesline
5
To Amanda, what do the 17 "gentleman callers" represent?
Connection to a world of affluence
Her crowning achievements
What could have been in her dissapointing life
She was a lovable soul
6
Which character demonstrate vicarious living?
The absent father
Laura
Amanda
Tom
7
What is hanging on the wall in the Wingfield's apartment?
Portrait of the family's absent patriarch
A picture of Jesus
Tom's diploma
A reproduction of Starry night
8
Whic of the following is typical of a memory play?
chronolgical
non linear
linear
pure reality
9
Amanda criticizes Tom for:
smoking too much
taking too many days off from work
reading too much
eating too much
10
Which of the following movements were not reflective of a memory play?
realism
impressionism
surrealism
expressionism
11
In which city is the play set?
Memphis
Chicago
St. Louis
Cleveland
12
At dinner, Tom gets annoyed with his mother because:
She thinks her should find a better job.
She is pressuring him into getting married
She wants hin to chaperone a date for Laura
She is controlling/dictates everything
13
Memory plays, by their nature, would most likely make use of which of the following literary device:
oxymorons
hyperboles
flashback
foreshadowing
14
Laura comments that her mother is afraid she:
Is not doing well in school.
Does not want to become a nurse.
Is gaining too much weight.
Is going to be an old maid.
15
The opening description of Wingfield apartment and its surrounding area creates a _____ to tone.
vibrant
chaotic
cheerful
dismal
16
Why did Tennessee Williams change his name?
He felt a colorful name would gain hin notoriety.
He loved the culture of Nashville in his travels as a young man.
It was a reaction against his earlier inferior work.
None of the above

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