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1How many yeas after WW2 ended was Williams play first performed?
- A15 years
- B2 years
- C16 years
- D5 years
2What's Stanleys second name
- AKowalski
- BKabrunski
3Name the place where Stella lives in New Orleans and which streetcars Blanche has to take to get there
- AElysian Fields, desire, cemeteries
- BBelle Reve, desire, death
4What does Stanley think about Blanche's possessions in her trunk?
- AHe thinks she can look after herself with all that she's got with her
- BThat she is going to take up space
5What does Stanley discover in her trunk when he aggressively goes through her things?
- AFurs
- BPearls
6What was the name of the sisters family home?
- ABelle Reve
- BElysian Fields
- CBelle air
7What kind of building was it?
- AFlat
- BBig house
- CPlantation
8Why do the family lot live there anymore?
- AThey had to pay for all the deaths of their relatives
- BBecause the men in the family spent all the money- epic formications
9Why is Blanche attracted to Midge in particular?
- AHe is just like Stanley
- BHe is soft and can look after her
10Blanche waltzes to the music with romantic gestures. Mitch is delighted and moves in [blank_start]awkward[blank_end] imitation [blank_start]like a dancing bear[blank_end]
- Aawkward
- Blike a dancing bear
11In scene 4 Stella reminisced about her wedding night telling Blanche that Stanley [blank_start]smashes[blank_end] all the [blank_start]light-bulbs[blank_end] with the [blank_start]heel[blank_end] of my slipper
- Asmashes
- Blight-bulbs
- Cheel
12Name 3 insults Blanche calls Stanley throughout the play
- APig
- BPolak
- CSurvivor of the Stone Age
13What does Stanley do during the poker night that demonstrates his violent nature?
- ASlaps Stella on the thigh
- BPunches Stella
- CShouts insults Mitch
- DThrows radio
14In scene 6 Blanche tells Stella her worries about Stanley and tries to get her to leave her life with him in a long speech: in this dark march towards whatever it is we're approaching..... Don't - don't [blank_start]go hang back with the brutes [blank_end]
- Ago hang back with the brutes
15Blanche tells Stella that [blank_start]soft[blank_end] people have to- shimmer and glow- put a - [blank_start]paper lantern over the light [blank_end]
- Asoft
- Bpaper lantern over the light
16Names any songs or music that you can remember from streetcar e.g the jazz tracks from the street, Blanche's songs she sings in the bath or the music associated with Allen Grey
- AParisian Waltz Varsuviana
- BPaper Moon
- CBlue Piano
17Scene 8 Stanley loses his temper during the birthday meal. What does he say to Blanche and Stella after having hurled a plate to the floor?
- AWhat do you two think you are? A pair of queens
- BPig—Polak—disgusting—vulgar—greasy!'—them kind of words have been on your [Stella's] tongue and your sister's too much around here! ?
18What birthday present does he give her?
- AA cake
- BA ticket back to Laurel
19What does Blanche call the hotel she uses to stay at which now threatens to totally destroy her reputation?
- AThe Spider
- BThe Tarantula
- CLaurel Town
20In scene 10 Stanley pursues Blanche around the apartment before he presumably rapes her at the end. Can you remember any of the dialogue from this menacing scene?
- ATiger Tiger
- BMardi Gras
21What sounds and shapes are heard and seen on scene 10 that shows Blanche is under threat and mirror the corruption and violence of the world both inside and outside the tiny apartment
- AFlores Pareles
- BShadows
- CDim lighting
22What object does Stanley remove and hand over to Blanche when she is reluctant to leave at the end- what is significant about it?
- APaper lantern- a somewhat peace offering
- BA pack of cards- to help her remember living with them
23What is the last sentence in the play and why is it relevant?
- AGoodbye- To show their remorse for the way they left things
- BThis game is a seven card stud- ending shows no change in the way they act
24What was Stella doing as the curtains came down?
- ACrying and shouting for Blanche
- BBerating Stanley
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