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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 say to Stanley about how she feels after her bath? She feels _________.
2. What is Blanche wearing when she steps out of her bath?
3. What does Stella say about the event in #56? I was sort of ________ by it.
4. What does Stanley do when Stella asks them to wrap up their game?
5. What will Stanley be doing when the women are out?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Stella say is more important to her than any other thing in her relationship?
2. What happens when Stella decides to go watch Stanley bowl?
3. What happens between Blanche and the teenage boy that comes to collect for the newspaper?
4. Why doesn't Stella introduce Mitch to Blanche when they arrive home from their night out?
5. What shows that Stella is not upset about the previous night's events anymore?
6. What proof does Stanley find that makes him believe that Blanche may have spent an inheritance?
7. Who lives at 632 Elysian Fields, as the play opens in "A Streetcar Named Desire"?
8. What is Stella's explanation for Stanley's behavior the night before?
9. What happens after Stanley throws the radio out of the window?
10. What do Stella and Blanche intend to do the night after Blanche arrives?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
The rape of Blanche is hard to define in this play as the play was written in a time when the mere thought of rape was inconceivable. Why do you think Tennessee Williams decided to use a rape scene in this play? What does it say about Stanley? What does this scene say about Blanche? Was this scene necessary? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
The physical altercations in this play are striking, even if you're not seeing them performed. Give three examples of physical altercations that take place in this play. What is the cause of each of these events? Could anything have been done to stop these events? Why or why not?
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