1. the words that best describe both tom and amanda are
insecure and powerless
forceful and scheming
delicate and timid
sweet and agreeable
2. what would amanda say motivates her nagging behavior toward her children?
her deeply held religious beliefs
her false memories of childhood
her illusions about who they are
her maternal love
3. why does amanda pretend that laura has made the dinner when jim visits?
amanda really believes laura made the dinner.
amanda knows jim is engaged to betty.
amanda is shy with the young jim o'connor.
amanda wants to make laura seem appealing as a future wife.
4. how does tom feel about his sister?
disrespectful
unrealistic
resentful
loving
5. when jim and laura are alone, what effect does he have on her?
she becomes even more withdrawn.
she is able to talk easily with him.
she decides to get married.
she comes to resent her mother.
6. when amanda hears about jim's engagement, what does she think?
that jim is selfish and rude to have kept the secret
that laura can still win jim away from betty
that laura's disability drove jim away
that her son had already learned of jim's plans to marry
7. when amanda refuses to let tom call laura "crippled," she reveals her
desire to spare her daughter's feelings
intent to think reasonably
inability to deal with her real life
reliance on memories of the past
8. for whom is the glass unicorn a symbol in the play?
the nagging mother
the gentleman caller
the absent father
the shy daughter
9. which word best describes the overall tone of the play?
reason
hopelessness
anger
passion