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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. Who is the author of the quote on Mitch's cigarette case?
(a) Elizabeth Barrett Browning
(b) Edgar Allen Poe
(c) John Browning
(d) Shakespeare

2. What does Blanche reveal she is on since leaving teaching because of her nerves?
(a) A permanent sabbatical
(b) A work trip
(c) A leave of absence
(d) A vacation

3. Who does Blanche attempt to call?
(a) Allan Peters
(b) Marcel Dernier
(c) Shep Huntleigh
(d) Western Union

4. Who enters the apartment unnoticed as a loud train passes by?
(a) Mitch
(b) Eunice
(c) Steve
(d) Stanley

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes Blanche to scream after Stella pours her a coke?

2. Stanley finds out that Belle Reve was lost through a ___________.

3. How much money did Stanley give to Stella as a peace offering?

4. What does Blanche say to Stanley about how she feels after her bath? She feels _________.

5. To what does Blanche compare her sister's desire?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How could a reader describe Stanley Kowalski?

6. What does Blanche do when she finds a bottle of whiskey in Stella's apartment?

7. How does Blanche mock her sister's desire?

8. What does Stella reveal about Mitch and what does she think of him?

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

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

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