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Who wrote the play "A Streetcar Named Desire"?
Tennessee Williams
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When was "A Streetcar Named Desire" first performed?
1947
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What is the primary setting of the play?
Post-war American South
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What are the main characters in the play?
Two sisters:
Blanche
and
Stella
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How do the sisters' paths differ?
Blanche
clings to her upbringing,
Stella
adapts
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What does the play explore through the sisters' encounter?
Changing time
in
American society
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What themes are explored in the play?
Gender
,
sexuality
,
desire
,
illusion
,
delusion
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How does the play begin?
With
Blanche's
arrival
in
New Orleans
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What does Blanche critique upon arriving at Stella's home?
Their
upbringing
and Stella's
lifestyle
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What does Blanche reveal about Belle Reve?
She has
lost
their old home
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What does Blanche's discomfort signify?
Her distress and connection to the past
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Why did Blanche take a break from teaching?
Due to her
nerves
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How is Stanley's character established?
Through his
blunt
,
confrontational
nature
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What does Stanley force Blanche to confront?
Memories
of her
dead
husband
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Who does Blanche meet during Stanley's poker night?
Mitch
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What does Blanche see in Mitch?
Kindness
and
sensitivity
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How does Stanley's drunken rage affect Blanche?
It results in her
feeling shaken
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What does Stella do after Stanley's outburst?
She forgives
him
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What does the tension between Blanche and Stanley represent?
Opposing
binary
ideals
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What does Stanley accuse Blanche of?
Having a
suspicious
past
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What does Blanche reveal to Stella about Mitch?
She
needs
him
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What does Blanche share about her past with Mitch?
Her
husband
shot
himself
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What does Stanley discover about Blanche on her birthday?
Her past in Laurel
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What does Stanley accuse Blanche of regarding her lifestyle?
Sexual
promiscuity
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What does Stanley try to force Blanche to do?
Leave
New Orleans
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What happens when Stella goes into labor?
Stanley
drives her to the hospital
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How does Mitch confront Blanche?
About her
past
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What does Blanche try to explain to Mitch?
Her
pursuit
of
intimacy
after her husband's
death
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How does Mitch react to Blanche's past?
He accuses her of
lying
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What does Blanche scream to get Mitch to leave?
"
Fire
"
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How does Blanche feel when Stanley confronts her?
Frightened
and
uncomfortable
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What happens during Stanley's confrontation with Blanche?
He
rapes
her
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How does the play end for Blanche?
She is taken to a
mental institution
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What does Stella refuse to believe?
That
Stanley
raped
Blanche
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How does Blanche react to being taken away?
She is
frightened
and
confused
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What does Blanche expect when being taken away?
To be taken by an old
boyfriend
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How does Stella feel after Blanche is taken away?
She
cries
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Who is Blanche Dubois?
Stella's
older sister
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What characterizes Blanche's personality?
Clinging to the
past
and living in fantasy
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How is Blanche visually associated?
With
traditional
femininity and
delicacy
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