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Quiz about Tennessee Williams The Glass Menagerie

Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie" Quiz

Great book. I'm loving the unicorn symbolism!

A multiple-choice quiz by mrsoliverwood. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
mrsoliverwood

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
166,686

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
1417

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

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

True

False

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which famous novel does Amanda Wingfield refer to in her telephone conversation? Hint

Odysseus

Gone With The Wind

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Ben Hur

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Question 3 of 10

3. Is Jim married?

Yes

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is Jim's nickname for Tom? Hint

Chaucer

Tommy Boy

Shakespeare

Wingfield

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Question 5 of 10

5. Did Tom and Jim meet in a bar?

Yes

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Question 6 of 10

6. Laura collects glass animals (hence the play's title). What else does she spend her time doing? Hint

daydreaming about gentlemen callers

dancing

playing the victrola

typing

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Question 7 of 10

7. Jim is a smoker.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. Where did Amanda grow up? Hint

Green Crevasse

Blue Mountain

Yellow Hill

Red River

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Question 9 of 10

9. Tom's and Laura's father makes a surprise visit at the end of the play

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is Laura's most prized glass animal? Hint

The duck

The kitten

The unicorn

The horse

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

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

Answer: True

And only four characters in the whole play!
Amanda, Laura and Tom Wingfield, the main characters, and Jim, the eagerly awaited gentleman caller.

2. Which famous novel does Amanda Wingfield refer to in her telephone conversation?

Answer: Gone With The Wind

She is trying to sell a woman's magazine and mentions the story which is said to be the next "Gone With The Wind".

3. Is Jim married?

Answer: No

No, but he is engaged. This breaks Laura's heart.

4. What is Jim's nickname for Tom?

Answer: Shakespeare

This is because he has seen him writing poems on shoebox lids.

5. Did Tom and Jim meet in a bar?

Answer: No

No, they met at high school briefly and then later worked at the factory together. Jim is Tom's supervisor.

6. Laura collects glass animals (hence the play's title). What else does she spend her time doing?

Answer: playing the victrola

She plays the records her father left behind when he ran off. Amanda is the one who daydreams of her old beaux!

7. Jim is a smoker.

Answer: True

He smokes on the fire escape, which is one of the two places the play is set.

8. Where did Amanda grow up?

Answer: Blue Mountain

Oh, the stories she tells about those days at Blue Mountain! Gentlemen callers this, gentleman callers that, jonquils...

9. Tom's and Laura's father makes a surprise visit at the end of the play

Answer: False

No, unfortunately the only time his presence is known is from the 'larger than life' picture of him.

10. What is Laura's most prized glass animal?

Answer: The unicorn

The unicorn! I think that should be the main character personally for all the symbolism it held!

Source: Author mrsoliverwood

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