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The Glass Menagerie Trivia Quiz

This is a great play by a great American playwright, Tennessee Williams.

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

Author
kknesh

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
76,349

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
2151

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What is the family's last name? Hint

O'Connor

Loman

Wingfield

Whitfeld

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Question 2 of 10

2. Where does Tom work? Hint

He doesn't

Shoe factory

Car garage

as a salesman

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Question 3 of 10

3. What organization does Amanda belong to? Hint

M.A.D.D.

D.A.R.

C.A.M.

Southern Belles

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is the name of the business college where Laura attends? Hint

New York

Robinson's

Rubicam's

Gregg's

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Question 5 of 10

5. What does the family eat for dinner with the gentleman caller? Hint

Pork

Steak

Salmon

Shrimp

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which glass animal does Laura give Jim? Hint

Unicorn

Horse

Bear

Lion

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Question 7 of 10

7. Where does the play take place? Hint

Cleveland

New York

St. Louis

Chicago

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Question 8 of 10

8. What did Jim call Laura in high school? Hint

Green Leaves

Lovely Laura

Red Roses

Blue Roses

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who is Tom's favorite author? Hint

Kurt Vonnegut

D.H. Lawrence

Allen Ginsberg

Homer

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which poet does Tennessee Williams quote at the beginning of the play? Hint

Allen Ginsberg

e.e. cummings

Emily Dickenson

Charles Bukowski

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the family's last name?

Answer: Wingfield

Amanda, Tom and Laura....the Wingfields.

2. Where does Tom work?

Answer: Shoe factory

He writes poems on the backs of shoe boxes.

3. What organization does Amanda belong to?

Answer: D.A.R.

She leaves her meetings when she finds out that Laura is skipping school.

4. What is the name of the business college where Laura attends?

Answer: Rubicam's

Laura gets sick and throws up in class. She never goes back.

5. What does the family eat for dinner with the gentleman caller?

Answer: Salmon

Amanda assumes Jim is a Catholic, which means he won't eat red meat on Friday.

6. Which glass animal does Laura give Jim?

Answer: Unicorn

The unicorn is a symbol of Laura's uniqueness.

7. Where does the play take place?

Answer: St. Louis

Tom stats that he left St. Louis in the final monologue of the play.

8. What did Jim call Laura in high school?

Answer: Blue Roses

He thought she said "Blue Roses" when she really said she had pleurosis.

9. Who is Tom's favorite author?

Answer: D.H. Lawrence

Amanda takes that horrible book by Mr. Lawrence back to the library.

10. Which poet does Tennessee Williams quote at the beginning of the play?

Answer: e.e. cummings

Tennessee Williams was a huge fan of cummings' freedom of style.

Source: Author kknesh

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