Streetcar Named Desire

True / False

1. The play takes place in Athens, Georgia _______

2. Stella has come to visit her sister, Blanche, and her brother-in-law, Stanley_______

3. Stanley Kowalski is a Polack_______

4. Blanche is pregnant with Stan's child_______

5. Mitch is Stanley's friend_______

6. Because she has interfered with the card game, Stanley makes Stella leave the apartment________

7. Stanley throws a radio out the window________

8. Stanley continually brings up the "Napoleonic Code" when discussing Belle Reve________

9. Eunice and Steve live in the apartment next to the Kowalski's________

10. Belle Reve means "beautiful dream"______

Part one of the test will be matching characters to symbols and indentifying phrases. It may sound tougher than it really is. If you read the play it is simple!

Part Two: Matching quotations with the character who said them. Here again, the quotations will contain a cue that will help you and will come from key moments in the conflicts of the play.

Part Three: Multiple choice. Select the best answer to complete each statement. There will be 25 of them.

Part Four: Short answer.

1. How are the names of the streetcars "Desire" and "Cemetary" symbolic of Blanche's spiritual journey?

2. Why does Blanche come to Elysian Fields?

3. Why does Stanley question Blanche about Belle Reve?

4. Name three things Stanley does to reveal his animalistic nature.

5. Why does Blanche retreat into illusion throughout the play?

6. How is Mitch different from his other poker-playing buddies?

7. Why is the paper lantern important to Blanche?

8. What does Blanche mean when she tells Mitch that Stanley is her "executioner"?

9. Why does Stella refuse to believe Blanche's story about what happened in the apartment while she was in the hospital?

10. What will life be like in Elysian Fields after Blanche is gone?

Part Five: Short Essay

you are the director/producer of a new production of A Streetcar Named Desire. Your unlimited budget allows you to cast anyone -- actors, athletes, politicians, friends, etc. -- in the four major roles. Cast Blanche, Mitch, Stella, and Stanley. State WHO you would cast and WHY you would cast them.

IF THIS DOESN'T HELP YOU FOR THE TEST, READ THE PLAY!

[Synopsis] [Setting & Characters] [Poetic References]

[Essay Topics] [Test] [Study Questions] [Stanley] [Stella] [Blanche] [Mitch]

[Structure & Themes] [Notes] [Letters to Jessica Tandy]

From Streetcar:"You see, under the Napoleonic code--a man has to take an interest in his wife's affairs--especially now that she's going to have a baby."

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