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Streetcar Quiz

Question 1 of 24

1

How many yeas after WW2 ended was Williams play first performed?

Select one or more of the following:

  • 15 years

  • 2 years

  • 16 years

  • 5 years

Explanation

Question 2 of 24

1

What's Stanleys second name

Select one or more of the following:

  • Kowalski

  • Kabrunski

Explanation

Question 3 of 24

1

Name the place where Stella lives in New Orleans and which streetcars Blanche has to take to get there

Select one or more of the following:

  • Elysian Fields, desire, cemeteries

  • Belle Reve, desire, death

Explanation

Question 4 of 24

1

What does Stanley think about Blanche's possessions in her trunk?

Select one or more of the following:

  • He thinks she can look after herself with all that she's got with her

  • That she is going to take up space

Explanation

Question 5 of 24

1

What does Stanley discover in her trunk when he aggressively goes through her things?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Furs

  • Pearls

Explanation

Question 6 of 24

1

What was the name of the sisters family home?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Belle Reve

  • Elysian Fields

  • Belle air

Explanation

Question 7 of 24

1

What kind of building was it?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Flat

  • Big house

  • Plantation

Explanation

Question 8 of 24

1

Why do the family lot live there anymore?

Select one or more of the following:

  • They had to pay for all the deaths of their relatives

  • Because the men in the family spent all the money- epic formications

Explanation

Question 9 of 24

1

Why is Blanche attracted to Midge in particular?

Select one or more of the following:

  • He is just like Stanley

  • He is soft and can look after her

Explanation

Question 10 of 24

1

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

Blanche waltzes to the music with romantic gestures. Mitch is delighted and moves in imitation

Explanation

Question 11 of 24

1

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

In scene 4 Stella reminisced about her wedding night telling Blanche that Stanley all the with the of my slipper

Explanation

Question 12 of 24

1

Name 3 insults Blanche calls Stanley throughout the play

Select one or more of the following:

  • Pig

  • Polak

  • Survivor of the Stone Age

Explanation

Question 13 of 24

1

What does Stanley do during the poker night that demonstrates his violent nature?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Slaps Stella on the thigh

  • Punches Stella

  • Shouts insults Mitch

  • Throws radio

Explanation

Question 14 of 24

1

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

In 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

Explanation

Question 15 of 24

1

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

Blanche tells Stella that people have to- shimmer and glow- put a -

Explanation

Question 16 of 24

1

Names 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

Select one or more of the following:

  • Parisian Waltz Varsuviana

  • Paper Moon

  • Blue Piano

Explanation

Question 17 of 24

1

Scene 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?

Select one or more of the following:

  • What do you two think you are? A pair of queens

  • Pig—Polak—disgusting—vulgar—greasy!'—them kind of words have been on your [Stella's] tongue and your sister's too much around here! ?

Explanation

Question 18 of 24

1

What birthday present does he give her?

Select one or more of the following:

  • A cake

  • A ticket back to Laurel

Explanation

Question 19 of 24

1

What does Blanche call the hotel she uses to stay at which now threatens to totally destroy her reputation?

Select one or more of the following:

  • The Spider

  • The Tarantula

  • Laurel Town

Explanation

Question 20 of 24

1

In 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?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Tiger Tiger

  • Mardi Gras

Explanation

Question 21 of 24

1

What 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

Select one or more of the following:

  • Flores Pareles

  • Shadows

  • Dim lighting

Explanation

Question 22 of 24

1

What object does Stanley remove and hand over to Blanche when she is reluctant to leave at the end- what is significant about it?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Paper lantern- a somewhat peace offering

  • A pack of cards- to help her remember living with them

Explanation

Question 23 of 24

1

What is the last sentence in the play and why is it relevant?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Goodbye- To show their remorse for the way they left things

  • This game is a seven card stud- ending shows no change in the way they act

Explanation

Question 24 of 24

1

What was Stella doing as the curtains came down?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Crying and shouting for Blanche

  • Berating Stanley

Explanation

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