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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. What does Blanche do that annoys Stanley?

2. In what town does Stanley say he heard Blanche used to frequent a seedy hotel?

3. Who ends up with a bump on the head?

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

5. To whom does Blanche decide to write a letter?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What happens after Stanley throws the radio out of the window?

8. What happens when Stella decides to go watch Stanley bowl?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Stella, it seems, left her family in order to be with Stanley. Why do you think she deserted Blanche? Or is that not the case? Why do you think Stella stayed away from Blanche, not even introducing her to her husband? Or was the estrangement mutual? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

As a last resort, it seems, Blanche heads to her sister's apartment to seek refuge. Why do you think Blanche decided to go to her sister? What does Stella have to offer that no one else can? What do you think Blanche expects from Stella?

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