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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom does Blanche decide to write a letter?
(a) Allan
(b) Stanley
(c) Shep
(d) Mitch

2. What does Blanche do that annoys Stanley?
(a) Drinks his beer
(b) Flirts with the men
(c) Tells him to stop playing
(d) Turns on the radio

3. Who is the old beau that Blanche says she will call to help them leave?
(a) Allan Peters
(b) Thomas Argulo
(c) Marcel Dernier
(d) Shep Huntleigh

4. Why does Blanche think Mitch will lose interest in her?
(a) Her appearance
(b) Her age
(c) Her background
(d) Her lies

5. Blanche is worried about getting soft and old and not being able to ___________.
(a) Impress Stanley
(b) Fall in love
(c) Make money
(d) Turn the trick

6. What made Blanche's old beau so successful and rich?
(a) Prostitution
(b) Family money
(c) Diamonds
(d) Texas oil

7. Where are Stella and Blanche planning to go together?
(a) French Quarter
(b) A local bar
(c) Atlanta
(d) A club down the road

8. Who is the muscular and unrefined auto parts supplier?
(a) Pablo
(b) Mitch
(c) Stanley
(d) Steve

9. In what city does the story take place?
(a) Laurel
(b) New Orleans
(c) Chicago
(d) Birmingham

10. What does Stanley do as he clutches Stella to his chest?
(a) Hits her again
(b) Gives her more money
(c) Smiles at Blanche
(d) Tells her to make her sister leave

11. Who comes to the apartment after Stella leaves for the bar?
(a) A teenage boy
(b) A police officer
(c) A peddler
(d) A doctor

12. What does Blanche ask Mitch to hang over a bare light bulb in the room?
(a) A paper lantern
(b) A shirt
(c) A scarf
(d) A newspaper

13. After Blanche took a streetcar named Desire, what was the next car she needed to take?
(a) Lust
(b) Cemeteries
(c) Elysian
(d) Longing

14. What is Blanche wearing when she steps out of her bath?
(a) A white chemise
(b) A red satin robe
(c) Nothing
(d) A black coat

15. Who offers Blanche a shoulder to cry on after the events of the evening?
(a) Pedro
(b) Mitch
(c) Steve
(d) Stella

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Stanley grab from Blanche's hand after the incident in #30?

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

3. The legal papers that Stanley finds describe how the DuBois men exchanged the land for their epic ___________.

4. What does Stanley lecture Stella on as he tries to determine what happened to Belle Reve?

5. What is her old beau's marital status?

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