Glass Menagerie Scene 1-2

What is prominently hanging on the wall in the Wingfield family's living room?

• A portrait of Jesus

• A large photo of Mr. Wingfield, Amanda's husband

• A typewriter skill chart

• Amanda's DAR certificate

What is the profession of Mr. Wingfield in the story?

• A businessman

• A telephone man who fell in love with long distances

• A teacher

• A doctor

What is the symbolic meaning of the glass menagerie in the story?

• It represents Laura's fragility and uniqueness

• It represents Amanda's past

• It represents Tom's desire to escape

• It represents Mr. Wingfield's absence

Tennessee Williams created The Glass Menagerie as a:

What is the significance of the fire escape in the story?

• It represents Tom's desire to escape.

• It represents Laura's fear of the outside world.

• It represents Amanda's hope for a gentleman caller for Laura.

• It represents Mr. Wingfield's escape from his family.

What is the significance of Laura's limp in the story?

• It represents Laura's physical and emotional fragility

• It represents the Wingfield family's financial struggles

• It represents Amanda's overbearing nature

• It represents Tom's guilt over leaving his family

Choose the names of the main characters in Act 1, scenes 1-2:

• Tom Wingfield

• Laura Wingfield

• Duncan Fitzhugh

• Amanda Wingfield

What is the significance of the blue roses in the story?

• They represent Laura's uniqueness and fragility

• They represent Amanda's lost youth

• They represent Tom's desire for adventure

• They represent Mr. Wingfield's absence

What is the significance of the gentleman caller in the story?

• He represents Laura's fear of the outside world

• He represents Amanda's hope for a better future for Laura

• He represents Tom's guilt over leaving his family

• He represents the Wingfield family's financial struggles

Amanda becomes visibly angry at Laura for:

• Playing with her glass animals all the time.

• For not having gentleman callers.

• Because Laura pretended she was going to business school when she had really dropped out.

• For throwing up at school during her first typing test. A real lady would not do that.