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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Stella decide to go in order to join Stanley for the evening?

2. What is the street vendor shouting as the women leave?

3. What will Stanley be doing when the women are out?

4. What is Stella reading in bed?

5. What does Stanley grab roughly from Blanche's trunk?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is happening between Eunice and Steve at the beginning of scene 5 that frightens Blanche?

2. How do the men attempt to calm Stanley down?

3. What do Stella and Blanche intend to do the night after Blanche arrives?

4. Who is playing poker with Stanley at the beginning of Scene 3?

5. Why does Stanley get so upset about the idea of Belle Reve being lost?

6. What proof does Stanley find that makes him believe that Blanche may have spent an inheritance?

7. What has Shaw revealed to Stanley about Blanche?

8. Why is Stanley taunting Blanche more at this point in the story?

9. How does Mitch first make small talk with Blanche?

10. What is Blanche afraid of in terms of her relationship with Mitch?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

It could be argued that Stanley actually wants Blanche for his own as he is always focusing his attention on her and trying to find out more about her. What do you think about this theory? Do you think Stanley actually is attracted to Blanche? Why or why not? Do you think Stella sees this as a possibility? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The landlords that live above Stanley and Stella seems to foreshadow the future to which Stella and Stanley can look forward. Is Eunice and Steve's relationship a healthy one? Why or why not? What makes them a couple whom Stella and Stanley can admire? Anything? What is their purpose in the play?

Essay Topic 3

In the end, Blanche is taken away, seemingly crazy and in need of help. But what are the signs that might have indicated she was mentally unstable long before she was taken away? Give at least three signs that Blanche needed mental health attention. Do you think she was actually crazy? Why or why not?

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