Setting & Characters
What building does the majority of the action of the play take place?
How does Amanda react to Laura quitting business school?
She is shocked and upset that Laura lied, but then shifts to wanting to find Laura a husband to take care of her
What happens during dinner that is Tom's fault, and what do we realize that Tom is going to do once dinner is over?
The lights go out because Tom didn't pay the electric bill, and after dinner he plans to leave the family for good.
Why was Laura called "Blue Roses" back in high school?
What subject is Jim studying in school and what is Jim's nickname for Tom?
He's studying public speaking; he calls Tom Shakespeare
Whose picture in hung up on the wall, and why isn't he around during the events of the play? Where was he last heard from?
Amanda's husband, Tom & Laura's father; he isn't around because he abandoned the family and was last heard from in Mexico
Why does Amanda insist that Laura should get married?
According to Tom, what kind of play is The Glass Menagerie, and what realization does Tom have at the end of the play?
A memory play; Tom realizes that he might have physically escaped his family but he is still haunted by them.
How does Laura feel about Jim and his educational background?
She is very shy and struggles to speak to him
Dances with her and then kisses her
Name all of the characters in the play
Tom Wingfield
Amanda Wingfield
Laura Wingfield
Jim O'Connor
How does Amanda react to finding out that Jim is engaged?
She gets angry and blames Tom
How does Tom react to his sister being set up on a date?
He wants Laura to be okay, but he's distracted with other things and doesn't care very much. He says that Laura is not like other girls and tells Amanda not to get her hopes up.
Why does Laura show Jim the glass unicorn from her collection?
It's her favorite one and it reminds her of him
How does Jim react when he realizes that Laura took the kiss seriously?
He tells her that he isn't interested in her and that he's already engaged
What city is the play set in?
St. Louis, Missouri
Why does Amanda hope that Jim is not an attractive man?
She is worried that if he's too good looking, he'll be just like her husband who left his family
Tom tells Jim that he is a member of what organization?
The Union of Merchant Seamen
What does Laura do in response to Jim's confession that he doesn't have feelings for her and is engaged to another woman?
She gives him the broken glass unicorn as a symbol of her broken heart
According to the script, what does Jim represent in the play? (exact quote)
"the long-delayed but always expected something that we live for"
What year is the play set in?
1937
What is Amanda doing on stage during Tom's final monologue?
She is comforting Laura, who has had her heart broken
What does Tom say that he is "giving up" for $65 a month? (exact quote)
"all that I dream of doing and being ever"
When Laura and Amanda are on the fire escape looking at the moon, what wish does Amanda make for Laura? (exact quote)
"success and happiness for my precious children"
What has Jim's class helped him do? (exact quote)
"hold your own on any social level"