VOCABULARY EXPLORATION QUIZ

“She sinks to her knees. He picks up her inert figure and carries her to the bed.”
What does inert most likely mean in this context?

• Unconscious or motionless

• Furious and struggling

• Light as a feather

• Awkward and clumsy

“The atmosphere of the kitchen is now the same raw, lurid one of the disastrous poker night.”

What does lurid suggest about the scene?

• Bright and cheerful

• Disturbingly vivid or harsh

• Dim and shadowy

• Warm and nostalgic

“Stanley [prodigiously elated]: You know what luck is? Luck is believing you're lucky.”
What does prodigiously elated mean in this sentence?

• Deeply saddened

• Extremely delighted or overjoyed

• Slightly amused

• Calm and detached

“I always did say that men are callous things with no feelings…”
In this context, callous most likely means:

• Tough and dependable

• Careless and spontaneous

• Emotionally cold or insensitive

• Incredibly strong

“You’re both mistaken. It’s Delia Robbia blue. The blue of the robe in the old Madonna pictures.”

What effect does the phrase Delia Robbia blue create?

• It makes Blanche sound poetic and detached from reality.

• It shows her preference for simple country clothes.

• It implies she is an artist.

• It describes her mood clearly.

“Blanche [with faintly hysterical humor]: They told me to take a streetcar named Desire…”
What does faintly hysterical humor imply about Blanche’s emotional state?

• She is confident and clever

• She is relaxed and joyful

• She is nervous and trying to cover it with laughter

• She is angry but holding back

“You left nothing here but spilt talcum and old empty perfume bottles…”
What does this imagery suggest about Blanche?

• She is wealthy and extravagant

• She leaves behind only superficial traces of beauty

• She is careless with expensive items

• She is obsessed with cleaning

“Somebody wrote the superintendent about it—‘This woman is morally unfit for her position!”
In this context, morally unfit most closely means:

• Lacking professional skills

• Dishonest with money

• Behaving in a way deemed inappropriate or shameful

• Poor time management

“That unwashed grape has transported her soul to heaven.”
What tone is created by the word transported in this line?

• Cynical and mocking

• Formal and religious

• Whimsical and poetic

• Rational and clinical

“The greeting is echoed and re-echoed by other mysterious voices behind the walls, as if reverberated through a canyon of rock.”
What does reverberated suggest in this sentence?

• A sharp echo of music

• A continuous and haunting echo

• An imagined whisper

• A silent vibration