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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 far did Blanche need to ride the streetcar in #6?
(a) 6 blocks
(b) 5 blocks
(c) 10 blocks
(d) 2 blocks

2. What does Stella confess that Stanley did on their wedding night?
(a) Beat her unconscious
(b) Admitted he didn't love her
(c) Left her alone in their bedroom
(d) Broke all the light bulbs in the room with her shoe

3. What causes Blanche to scream after Stella pours her a coke?
(a) The coke is flat
(b) Stanley returns and hits her
(c) The phone rings
(d) The foam spills on her dress

4. What does Stanley do when Stella asks them to wrap up their game?
(a) He hits her in the face
(b) He agrees and sends the men home
(c) He smiles and tells her to go away
(d) He says no and slaps her on the rear.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the muscular and unrefined auto parts supplier?

2. On what plantation was Stella raised?

3. Who enters the apartment unnoticed as a loud train passes by?

4. How long has Blanche been staying with the Kowalskis?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How could a reader describe Stanley Kowalski?

2. What does Blanche tell Stella about her reason for coming to New Orleans?

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

4. Why doesn't Stella introduce Mitch to Blanche when they arrive home from their night out?

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

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

7. What happened on Stella's wedding night that horrifies Blanche, but Stella admits thrilled her?

8. What has happened to Belle Reve, according to Blanche and to the papers she shows Stanley from her trunk?

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

10. What happens to let Blanche and Stanley to be alone together?

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