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A Streetcar Named Desire QUIZ-Scenes 1 – 4Directions: Choose the BEST answer. Answer on Scantron.In addition to being the name of a streetcar, “Desire” also refers to which of the following?The love between Mitch and BlancheBlanche’s self-destructive personalityThe life force in Blanche and the other charactersThe infidelity of all the charactersIn the first scene of the play, Stanley heaves a package of meat at Stella. What does this action symbolically reflect about his character?He is from a working-class familyHe will eventually be unfaithful to his wifeHis domineering sexual natureHe has little money to pay for food for his familyWhat is the historical significance of the Elysian Fields?It refers to the Greek paradise where honored people go after deathIt is the place in between earth and heaven where all people go after deathIt refers to the childhood home of Blanche and Stella DuboisIt is a fictional heaven from an Asian folktaleStanley Kowalski and Blanche DuBois have very different last names. What is the significance of these two last names?The two names symbolize the clash between the old genteel south and the industrialization of the new southBlanche’s name shows that she has had a more proper upbringing than StanleyIt shows that Blanche is accurate in calling Stanley a “Pollack”The two names show an unnatural shift between two very American familiesMusic is a big part of the play as well as the life in New Orleans. The music can representThe quiet, simple lifeThe mix of culturesThe emotional spirit of the placeBoth b and cBoth a and cNew Orleans is described as a “cosmopolitan city where there is a relatively warm and easy intermingling of races in the old part of town.” This can best be described by saying New Orleans isThe Easy PlaceThe Big EasyThe Easy WayThe Party TownThe play opens when Stanley throws what at Stella?Package of canned goodsPackage of half-eaten spaghettiPackage of dirty laundryPackage of meatThis behavior can be seen as aKind offeringSymbolic representation of povertySymbolic sexual referenceThe simple practice of food shoppingWhen Blanche first arrives she says she took which streetcars?Desire; CemeteriesDesire; FuneralsLust; CoffinBelle Reve; Elysian FieldsWhen Eunice brings Blanche into Stella’s apartment, Blanche tries repeatedly toShow how grateful she isGet Eunice to leaveFind out why Stella lives live a bohemianGet directions to the bowling alley While Stella is waiting alone in the apartment, sheSneaks a drink of whiskeyIs startled by a screeching catSits stiffly clutching her bagAll of the aboveWhen Stella arrives, Blanche isExtremely hyperFishes for complimentsOffers backhanded compliments to StellaAll of the aboveBlanche says that where Stella lives is only fit forA foolAn Edgar Allan Poe storyA drunken PolackAll of the aboveBlanche tells Stella to turn off the light becauseBlanche is an albinoBlanche is a vampireBlanche is afraid the light will make her look unattractiveBlanche is embarrassed that Stella is more attractiveWhen Stella offers Blanche another drink and she says, “No, one’s my limit,” this is an example ofSymbolismFigurative suggestionVerbal juxtapositionDramatic ironyBlanche refers to Stella’s friends as “heterogeneous types,” meaning Blanche thinksThey are interesting peopleThey are old-style Southern ladies and gentlemenThey are lower class than sheThey are mixed-raced and richWhen Stella says that when Stanley is away, she “can hardly stand it when he is away for a night,” she is showing how their relationship is based onMutual respectLustful passionCourteous detachmentEmotional understandingBlanche says to Stella, “I stayed and struggled! You came to New Orleans and looked out for yourself. I stayed at Belle Reve and tried to hold it together!” Blanche is trying to manipulate Stella byScaring herThreatening herBegging herGuilting herWhat happened at Belle Reve?Blanche squandered the money on partiesHer family died and the funerals used up the moneyShe married a boy who diedShe retreated there after being fired from teachingBlanche may very well be traumatized by things she has seen and endured. This can be correctly assumed becauseBlanche talks about witnessing deathBlanche sneaks drinksBlanche is timid and self-consciousAll of the aboveWhen Stanley meets Blanche, BlancheRuns to him, hugs himTurns away from his stareIntroduces herselfTries to make a jokeStanley can best be described asCrudeCourteousConscientious ConsiderateWhen Stanley says of alcohol, “Some people rarely touch it, but it touches them often,” he is showing he isPhilosophical and intelligentPerceptive and not easily dupedA latent alcoholicFond of hanging out with Mr. BrooksAt the end of the scene, Blanche says she thinks she is going to be sick. This is becauseShe is uncomfortable with Stanley’s crudityShe drank too much alcoholShe is stressed from her long tripShe is remembering her dead husbandThe polka music can be consideredA thematic elementDramatic ironyA symbolA motifBlanche’s clothes and jewelry can representHer wealthHer many admirersHer tendency to lieHer need to feel acceptedStanley suspectsBlanche sold Belle Reve and spent the money on clothesBlanche gave away Belle Reve in exchange for clothesBlanche sold Belle Reve and is hoarding the moneyBlanche bought her clothes from Stan’s buddy, Mr. GreyStanley says, “It looks to me like you have been swindled, baby, and when you’re swindled under the Napoleonic Code I’m swindled too. And I don’t like to be swindled.” Stanley says this becauseHe cares deeply about Stella getting a fair dealHe believes he deserves some of the money from the sale of Belle ReveA husband can’t let his wife get ripped off because it makes him look badBoth a and bBoth b and cStella responds to Stanley’s theories by sayingHe’s an idiotHe’s being insensitiveBelle Reve wasn’t sold, it was lost, lost!All of the aboveThroughout the play, there are many instances where street vendors are yelling. At the end of Scene 2, a vendor yells, “Red-hot!” This can be interpreted asTheme: people are always yellingSymbol: tension and passion are mountingCharacterization: passion and lust guide all charactersMood: creates verisimilitude of environmentScene 3 is entitled “The Poker Night.” This is significant becauseStanley is always “playing” some kind of gameStanley is in brute-form with his friendsThe scene illustrates the extremes of Stanley and Stella’s life togetherAll of the aboveBlanche seems to bath perpetually. This bathing could be symbolic of Her need to cleanse herself of her pastHer need to have alone timeHer desire to lure a manHow hot it is in New OrleansWhen Blanche and Stanley first meet, they connect immediately becauseThey are both courteous to each otherStella wants them to “hook up”Blanche all but throws herself at himThey each suffered the loss of someone they lovedStanley’s behavior during the poker night scene wonderfully illustratesHis compassionate, empathetic sideHis primal, brute natureHis need to feel acceptedHis romantic flairPart of the reason Stella might tolerate Stanley’s extreme behaviors is becauseHis violence is attractiveHe proves he’s the man of the houseHe is a man of passion and intensity in all thingsHe is a believer in the Napoleonic CodeIn the famous “STELL-LAHHHHH!” sequence, Stanley is successful in calling Stella back to him. This is becauseStella is simple-minded and doesn’t understand that she can do betterStella knows that even if she tried to leave, Stanley would track her down and possibly kill herStella sees Stanley as incredibly vulnerable in this moment and honestly remorsefulStella is seduced by all aspects of Stanley’s personality and understands full well that if she wants the pleasures he offers she must tolerate the painsIn the following scene, Blanche concocts a scheme to escape involvingAn old friend named AllanA wealthy oil man named ShepA run-down place called the FlamingoA strange man named Mr. DiLeoThis behavior is an example of BlancheBeing cleverly resourcefulLiving in an illusionBoth a and bNone of the aboveStella says, “There are things that happen between a man and a woman in the dark—that sort of make everything else seem—unimportant.” In response, Blanche is appalled, declaring that Stella is simply talking about“brutal desire—just—Desire!”“brutal passion—just—Passion!”“brutal love—just—Love!”“brutal puppies—just—Puppies!”In response, Stella says to Blanche, “Haven’t you ever ridden on that streetcar?” In response, Blanche says, “It brought me here.—Where I’m not wanted and where I’m ashamed to be . . .” This exchange subtly illustrates howBlanche believes Stella is whoring herself to StanleyBlanche is manipulating StellaBlanche is open and indiscrete with her pastBlanche loved Mr. DiLeo, but he was a streetcar conductor, married to the roads Blanche gives a lengthy monologue in which she compares Stanley toA monsterA hulking, bestial thingAn anthropological studyAn animalIn this speech, Blanche hopes to convince StellaTo be more sophisticatedTo embrace how she was raisedTo leave StanleyAll of the aboveBlanche repeatedly insults Stanley during her monologue, but she concludes with a final demeaning comment aboutStanley’s filthy habits and sweat-stinking clothesStanley’s lack of appreciation for art, poetry, and musicStanley’s ape-like behavior during the poker partyStanley’s lack of romantic affection Every time the “streetcar named desire” is brought up in a literal sense, it is also usedAntithetically to the eventsHumorously to underscore the gravitas of certain momentsSymbolically to represent lust and its consistent undercurrent in the playTo demonstrate the value that violence is always the answerWhat early warning does Stella give Blanche about her husband, Stanley?He is abusiveHe does not like visitorsHis friends are not the type that Blanche is accustomed toHe values his privacyWhat is Blanche’s first impression of Mitch?He is just as crude as StanleyHe is sensitiveHe is hiding a secretHe reminds her of her fatherWho says the following line: “They told me to take a streetcar named Desire, and to transfer to one called Cemeteries, and ride six blocks and get off at—Elysian Fields!”BlancheStellaStanleyPabloWho says the following line: “It looks to me like you have been swindled, baby, and when you’re swindled under the Napoleonic code I’m swindled too. And I don’t like to be swindled.”BlancheStellaStanleySteveThe repeated stage positioning with Stella on the balcony and Stanley on the street is ironically reminiscent of Kino and Juana (simple love)Romeo and Juliet (lustful passion)Peeta and Katniss (futuristic dystopian friendship) Mr. DiLeo and the Dash (bizarre punctuation infatuation)The pronounced differences between Stanley and Blanche illustrate the playwright’s effective use of IronyMetaphorSymbolismJuxtapositionBonus Questions (to be handwritten on Scantron):In Petralia: The Musical, the main character is doomed toBe highly successfulWin the lotteryFind true happinessWallow in a pit of humiliating failureMr. DiLeo’s first period has a leader, yet it should have what additional student role?General GalaninEvil Twin SmithsPledge of Allegiance Choir Applause-Happy ParraZack Craig Comforter ................
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