The Glass Menagerie -- general information

Question 1

setting

Answer 1

st louis, 1930’s, great depression, poverty= norm in St. Louis

Question 2

where is the father

Answer 2

he was there but he deserted the family

Question 3

last name of the family

Answer 3

wingfields

Question 4

mother

Answer 4

amanda

Question 5

characteristic of amanda

Answer 5

nagging

Question 6

son

Answer 6

tom

Question 7

daughter

Answer 7

laura

Question 8

gentleman caller

Answer 8

Jim

Question 9

where does laura sleep

Answer 9

on couch in the den

Question 10

this play is a ______ play

Answer 10

memory

Question 11

whose memory is it

Answer 11

tom’s

Question 12

where does tom narrate the story

Answer 12

from the fire escape. He escapes the story

Question 13

tom steps

Answer 13

in and out of the play

Question 14

tom would

Answer 14

rather be gone somewhere but is trapped

Question 15

what is the sound like in a memory play

Answer 15

very soft music, centers around laura

Question 16

lighting in a memory play

Answer 16

soft and dim lights/ lighting spot on laura

Question 17

what type of fabric

Answer 17

gauzy fabric/ light/ eerie

Question 18

why is there no props

Answer 18

there are no small props so there will not be any clinking or distraction noises such as cups, bowls, spoon.
large props are there such as tables and chairs

Question 19

how are the movements in a memory play

Answer 19

dancelike

Question 20

what is the genre

Answer 20

drama-another word for play