Answer the following multiple choice questions on the scantron sheet.
1. The realistic elements in "The Glass Menagerie" include all of the following except the
a. setting
b. conversation
c. time sequence
d. music
2.The theme of "The Glass Menagerie" is:
a. sorrow and dispair are the result of man's disregard of principles
b. happiness is impossible to achieve when the present is colored by the bitterness of the past
c. only those who learn to face reality achieve real maturity
d. economic forces are the determining factor in man's ability to gain self-reliance.
3.Tom frequently addresses the audience from a certain part of the set, a symbol for Tom and the choice he faces. What area is it?
a. the bedroom.
b. the movies.
c. Paradise Dance Hall.
d. the fire escape
4.Amanda confiscates Tom's books and returns them to the library. These books include a novel that Amanda views as objectionable, a novel by
a. William Faulkner
b. Robert Penn Warren
c. D.H. Lawrence
d. James Joyce
5.Tom goes to a magician. The magician's most impressive trick is
a. turning water into whiskey.
b. pulling a glass animal out of a hat
c. making himself disappear.
d. escaping from a coffin without removing a single nail.
6.The magician's trick symbolizes
a. Tom's hopeless wish that he could escape without doing anyone any harm.
b. the truth about the Wingfield father's motives.
c. Tom's alcoholism.
d. Laura's fragility
7.Symbolic of the theme is
a. Jim's kissing Laura
b. Amanda's references to her husband
c. Laura's blowing out of the candles
d. Tom's neglect in paying the light bill.
8.In tone, "The Glass Menagerie" is
a. ironic
b. sympathetic
c. tragic
d. humorous
9.The staging associated with realist drama is designed to
a. dazzle with its beauty
b. reflect the surroundings encountered in reality
c. imitate a mirrored drawing room
d. represent a room without windows.
10.The combining of realist and nonrealist techniques in "The Glass Menagerie"
a. magnifies the tragedy
b. moves the audience to compassion
c. keeps the audience's concentration solely on the time and place of action
d. creates a sense of frustration.
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