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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the men attempt to calm Stanley down?
(a) They threaten to call the police
(b) They make jokes
(c) A cold shower
(d) A walk in the street

2. How does Stella view the answer to #76?
(a) Happy
(b) Practical
(c) Pointless
(d) Silly

3. What does Stella say about the event in #56? I was sort of ________ by it.
(a) Thrilled
(b) Amused
(c) Scared
(d) Terrified

4. Where does Stanley look for proof of Belle Reve's disposition?
(a) In Stella's purse
(b) At the bank
(c) At the local title office
(d) In Blanche's trunk

5. Where did Blanche meet this old beau in #58?
(a) Fort Bragg
(b) Hawaii
(c) Miami
(d) Orlando

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Stanley do as he clutches Stella to his chest?

2. Who is the one person that Blanches does not meet right away?

3. When do Blanche and Stella arrive home?

4. At what address does the play begin?

5. What does Blanche find to drink as she is waiting in Stella's apartment?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Blanche suggest they do in order to leave Stanley and the "situation" behind?

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

6. How could a reader describe Stanley Kowalski?

7. What does Stella say is more important to her than any other thing in her relationship?

8. What happens between Blanche and the teenage boy that comes to collect for the newspaper?

9. Who lives at 632 Elysian Fields, as the play opens in "A Streetcar Named Desire"?

10. What shows that Stella is not upset about the previous night's events anymore?

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