Think you’ve got your head wrapped around The Zoo Story? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. Why is Peter dissatisfied with his family?
His mother ran away from home when he was a child.
He was raised by parakeets.
His wife wants him to work less.
He has daughters but no son.
Q. In the first lines of the play, Jerry has to yell at Peter to get his attention. This points to a theme about
a need for self-assertion.
the importance of leaving people alone.
miscommunication and isolation.
the dangers of noise pollution.
Q. Jerry says it's a joke that his aunt died on the day he graduated college. The joke is an example of
philosophical absurdity.
Jerry's deep Christian beliefs.
Jerry's belief in an ordered universe.
Jerry's expertise at tea party chatter.
Q. Who in the play always wants rules and order and to put people in pigeonholes?
The landlady.
The dog.
Jerry.
Peter.
Q. Who was the great love of Jerry's life?
Peter.
A cockroach.
The landlady.
A boy who was a year older than him when he was in school.