| Characters | ||
| #1 | Why won't Tom leave his job? | He is supporting the family |
| #2 | Who does Tom argue with? | His mother, Amanda |
| #3 | How does Laura know Jim? | They went to high school together |
| #4 | Why don't things work out between Laura and Jim? | He's engaged. |
| #5 | This story is told in flashback. Who is remembering it? | Tom |
| Hopes and dreams | ||
| #1 | What does Laura quit? | Secretarial school (typing class) |
| #2 | What is a menagerie? | A collection (of animals) |
| #3 | What does Amanda want for Laura? | Gentlemen callers |
| #4 | What does Laura have in common with her menagerie? | Both are fragile |
| #5 | What is Laura's favorite animal? | The unicorn |
| Tom | ||
| #1 | Where does Tom go to get away? | The movies |
| #2 | Who said 'yesterday you confiscated my books?' | Tom (to Amanda) |
| #3 | Who was a "telephone man who fell in love with long distances?" | Amanda's husband/Laura and Tom's father. |
| #4 | Who said "go to the moon you selfish dreamer?" | Amanda (to Tom) |
| #5 | When Amanda drills Tom about the dinner guest, she is concerned that | Jim may be a drunkard. |
| Laura | ||
| #1 | How does Jim attempt to make Laura feel less shy and insecure? | He asks her to dance. |
| #2 | Why does Jim kiss Laura? | To make her realize she is pretty and appealing to men. |
| #3 | Who does Amanda say is responsible for the evening being a failure? | Tom |
| #4 | What did Jim call Laura when they were in high school? | Blue Roses. |
| #5 | Amanda's behavior before and after Jim's arrival indicate she misses what? | Her youth. |
| Jim, the prize | ||
| #1 | Before Jim's arrival, Amanda wants Laura to do what to her appearance? | Stuff her bra. |
| #2 | Amanda's job is | getting subscribers to a magazine |
| #3 | Tom often retreats to which part of the apartment? It's symbolic as well as real. | The fire escape |
| #4 | Jim's nickname for Tom is | Shakespeare |
| #5 | A possible theme of the play is | the conflict between responsibility for family and to oneself. |
| Final Question | |
| Why does Amanda send Laura for butter? | So she can talk to Tom privately about finding a gentleman caller for Laura. |