Question

From The Glass Menagerie: "Suspended in the mist over Berchtesgaden, caught in the folds of Chamberlain's umbrella." Who was Chamberlain?

a.Paul Chamberlain: Tom's Father


b.Neville Chamberlain: Prime Minister of Great Britain.


c.Pedro Chamberlain: Amanda's drunkard husband


d.Cornelius Chamberlain: Gentleman caller for Laura

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

b. Neville Chamberlain: Prime Minister of Great Britain.

Here the autor makes reference of Neville Chamberlain, who was a British statesman and Conservative Party politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1937 to 1940 who got accused of helping Hitler gain control of Checkoslovakia . He was often caricaturized by artists holding an umbrella. The author uses this reference in the text.