A Streetcar Named Desire - whole book test

Which theme does the following passage support?

BLANCHE: "I received a telegram from an old admirer of mine.... A cruise on the Caribbean on a yacht! ... I have never been so surprised in my life." (123)

• truth vs. illusion

• power and conflict

• the South

• desire and passion

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Why does Tennessee Williams include the characters of the Negro woman and the Mexican woman?

• these minor characters reveal the multicultural nature of New Orleans

• these minor characters reveal the characters' external conflict

• these minor characters symbolize the motif of light vs. darkness

• these minor characters foreshadow the end of the play

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

What does the poker game in scene 11 (the final scene) signify in the play?

• exploitation of women - women are still subservient

• mirrors the beginning of the play - Stanley's life remains unchanged

• foreshadows what will happen after the play - Stanley will rape again

• simply pictures the vice of gambling

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What is the context of the following passage from the play: "[A chair scrapes. Stanley gives a loud whack of his hand on her thigh.]" (48).

• Before the poker night happened.

• While poker night was happening.

• After poker night happened.

• One month after poker night happened.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

How are Stanley and Mitch similar?

• both are attracted to Blanche

• neither are attracted to Blanche

• both rape Blanche

• both feel guilty about Blanche's final outcome

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How are Blanche and Stella similar? (Select all answers that apply!)

• old, aristocratic, French colonial background

• love Stanley

• give into desire (lust)

• no longer lives at Belle Reve

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.W.9-10.9

What is Eunice's purpose in the play? (select all that apply!)

• this character foretells of Blanche's doom

• this character supports Stanley, no matter what he does

• this minor's character represents the new, independent, working-class American

• this minor character's strength juxtaposes with Stella's weakness

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following are dynamic characters? (select all that apply!)

• Eunice

• Stanley

• Steve

• Blanche

• Mitch

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following is NOT a thematic topic found in this play?

• primitive vs. civilized life

• loneliness

• support of women

• love and romance

• truth vs. illusion

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the significance of the unwashed grapes Eunice brings at the end of the play?

• grapes are associated with death, and they foreshadow Blanche's ultimate death

• grapes are associated with lust, and they symbolize all the people who succumb to that sin

• grapes are associated with the lap of luxury, and they symbolize Blanche's delusions of grandeur

• grapes are associated with hope, and they help Blanche's character have hope in the end

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.4