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WorksheetsStreet Car Named Desire
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
What sport does Stanley compete in?
Bowling
Football
Raquetball
Horseshoes
Who lives in the apartment above Stanley and Stella?
Stu and Ethel
Sean and Ester
Steve and Eunice
Stewart and Janice
What is Stanley's reaction to Blanche.
He is happy to get to know her.
He had not seen her after his marriage to Stella.
He dislikes Blanche and wants her out of his apartment.
He is furious and does not allow her to enter his flat.
After 'Desire' Blanche got another street car that dropped her off at Elysian Fields? What was it called?
Cemeteries
Tombstones
Graveyards
Grave Diggers
What does Stanley do in front of Blanche when he first meets her that offends her modesty?
Showers
Spits
Removes his shirt
Kisses her
Blanche pretends that she...
Rarely drinks
Never drinks
Doesn't like whiskey
Only drinks at weekends
According to Blanche, who is the only person that could do Stella's apartment justice?
Walt Whitman
Henry David Thoreau
Tennessee Williams
Edgar Allen Poe
Choose the word that best describes Blanche's attitude towards her sister's life.
Jealous
Angry
Disdainful
Happy
What does the name of the family home 'Belle Reve' mean
Beautiful dream
Before the war
Mississippi farm
The way home
Who says: "But there are things that happen between a man and a woman in the dark - that sort of make everything else seem - unimportant."
Stella
Blanche
Stanley
Mitch
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
How did Blanche's husband die?
He drowned himself
He shot himself
He took pills
Blanche shot him
Who is Shep Huntleigh?
Stanley's neighbour
Blanche's dead husband
A former admirer of Blanche
Stanley's source in Laurel
How does Blanche react when Stanley asks about her husband?
She laughs
She cries
She feels like she is going to be sick
She gets angry and slaps him
Stanley is NOT ____
possessed of "animal magnetism"
drinking to repress bad memories
assertive over others
blunt to the point of being rude
Why doesn't Mitch enjoy going out?
He has too much work to do.
He is worried about his mother.
He is too shy.
He doesn't have enough money.
What about Stanley makes Stella think that he will succeed in life?
His ability to save money
His drive
His dedication to their marital happiness
His desire to be a father
Who gave Mitch his silver cigarette case?
His mother
Stella
Stanley
A former girlfriend
What LIE does Blanche tell Mitch about her sister Stella?
That she is having a baby
That Stella was married before Stanley
That she is older than Blanche
That she is planning to leave Stanley
After Blanche and Mitch begin dancing, what does Stanley do with the radio?
Turns it to another station
Sings along with it
Punches it
Throws it out the window
What , in English, does Blanche's name mean?
White sand
White trees
White woods
White
Which statement was NOT offered by Blanche as a reason for losing Belle Reve?
She had to pay for all the funeral expenses
She did not make enough money as a teacher
It was destroyed in a fire
She couldn't keep up with the mortgage
Why was Blanche upset with Stella's living conditions?
It did not reflect their proper, upper class upbringing
It reminded her too much of Belle Reve
It was run down and had no air conditioning
It was too big and spacious
How does Stella feel about Stanley's violent outbursts?
She is excited by it
It terrifies her
It makes her even angrier
She is confused by it
Why doesn't Blanche approve of Stella's relationship with Stanley?
He's a working class man
She sees him as a brute
She sees him as "common"
All of these
Who says: “Poker shouldn’t be played in a house with women.”
Mitch
Stanley
Stella
Blanche
What kind of background do Blanche and Stella come from?
Lower class
Southern aristocracy
Middle class
"New" rich
Who says: "Drunk--drunk--animal thing you!"
Blanche
Stanley
Stella
Mitch
What does Blanche constantly do to calm her nerves?
Drink at the bar.
Take hot baths.
Flirts with other men.
Sings about the moon.
