A Streetcar Named Desire, Scene 2

At the beginning of the scene, Stanley and Stella are talking. Blanche is:

• Putting in her 2 cents' worth and getting on Stanley's nerves.

• Soaking in the bath for her nerves.

• Taking a nap in the next room.

• Out on a date.

Stella tells Stanley that:

• Belle Reve is gone.

• Blanche plans to stay for a while longer.

• Blanche will be leaving before too much longer.

• Stella is having a baby.

Hearing the news, Stanley unpacks Blanche's trunk, believing that:

• Blanche is truly destitute.

• Blanche has money tucked away.

• Blanche needs to put away her clothes.

• Blanche has cheated him and Stella by buying expensive jewelry and furs.

(Multiple correct answers). Blanche flirts with Stanley because:

• She intends to steal her sister's husband.

• She finds him attractive in a primitive sort of way.

• This is typically how she relates to men.

• She is trying to charm her way out of trouble.

Stanley looks at Blanche's paperwork and realizes that:

• She is truly destitute.

• She has actually sold Belle Reve and kept most of the money.

• She has been arrested for nonpayment.

• She has turned Belle Reve over to a distant cousin.

At the end, Blanche is overjoyed to learn:

• Stanley has decided she can stay with them after all.

• Stanley is throwing a party that night, and she is invited.

• Stella is going to have a baby.

• Stella forgives Blanche for flirting with her husband.

(Multiple correct answers). Identify three things Blanche seems to care about.

• Her appearance

• Her love letters

• Her sister's love

• Becoming a mother

What description best suits Stella?

• She is kind, adaptable and easy-going
• She is rude and mean
• She is scared and sad
• She us shy and nervous

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3