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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 is the special occasion that is about to begin?

2. Mitch tells Blanche: You need _______. And I need __________ too.

3. What does Blanche offer to her visitor?

4. From whom does Blanche say she has received a wire?

5. What is Blanche's explanation for what happens in #127?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Blanche prepare herself after Mitch rings the doorbell?

2. Why does Mitch turn down a drink from Blanche?

3. Why does Blanche think has happened to Mitch that he is not at her party?

4. What does Stanley reveal to Stella about Blanche, that he found out additionally?

5. What really happened at Blanche's teaching job that caused her to come to New Orleans?

6. How does Blanche explain her fear of being seen in the light?

7. Why is Mitch confused about the signals that Blanche has been giving during their date?

8. What does Blanche ask Mitch in French, though he can not understand what she is saying?

9. What does Blanche suggest she and Mitch do when they arrive in the Kowalski's apartment?

10. Why is Stella afraid for Blanche as she realizes that Blanche's past has caught up with her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Blanche is a character that has known much pain in her life. Give three examples of horrible things that have happened in her life. How have these events seemed to change her? Do you think she would have fared better in life had these events not happened? Or were these events necessary for her to experience? Why or why not. How responsible was she for causing each event?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Stanley tells Stella at one point that everything will be better once the baby is born and Blanche is gone. Do you think this is the truth? Why or why not? Do you think Stanley believes what he says? Why or why not? Was Blanche really the cause of their problems or was she just a convenient excuse? Why or why not?

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