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A Streetcar named Desire: Scene 1

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What does Stanley carry as he enters at the beginning of the play?
a)
Red Stained package and a bowling jacket
b)
Flowers and his bowling ball
c)

Bowling ball and a bottle of whiskey

d)

Umbrella and box of chocolates

2.
What is the name of the place Blanche is looking for?
a)
Elysian Fields
b)

Mississippi

c)

Desire

d)
Cemeteries
3.
What directions was Blanche given to Stella’s place? 
a)
Walk 6 blocks to Elysian Fields
b)
Take a bus north to Cemeteries then get off at Elysian Fields
c)
Take a streetcar named Desire, transfer to one called Cemeteries, then get off at Elysian Fields
d)

Take a Grab, it will drop her off at the door

4.
Where is Stella when Blanche arrives?
a)
In the kitchen
b)
At the bowling alley with Stanley
c)
Out dancing with Stanley
d)
Working
5.
 What reason does Blanche give for her arrival in New Orleans?
a)
She missed Stella
b)
She won the lottery
c)
She is on vacation 
d)
She is on a leave of absence
6.
What subject does Blanche teach?
a)

Psychology

b)
Math
c)
English
d)
French
7.
How does Blanche react to Stella’s apartment?
a)
She is unimpressed and dislikes it
b)

She complains about the smell

c)
She is very impressed by how luxurious it is
d)
She doesn't notice the apartment at all
8.
What is Belle Reve?
a)

A city in Mississippi

b)
Stella and Blanche's family home
c)
Stella and Blanche's childhood dog
d)
The name of Stanley's workplace
9.
 What has happened to Belle Reve?
a)
It was flooded
b)
It was bombed
c)
It died
d)

It was 'lost'

10.
Where is Blanche from?
a)
Mississippi
b)
New York
c)
New Orleans
d)
Chicago
11.
How many rooms are in the apartment?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
5
d)
2
12.
What happened to Blanche's husband?
a)
He died
b)
He ran away
c)

He joined the army

d)
He left Blanche
13.
What description best suits Stanley?
a)

He is a gentleman with grace and poise

b)
He is crude and animalistic with little manners
c)
He is shy and timid
d)
He is funny, kind and generous
14.
What description best suits Blanche?
a)

She is strong and confident

b)

She is generous, kind and outspoken

c)
She is timid and uncertain
d)
She is fragile, snobbish and judgemental
15.

How does Blanche react when Stanley asks about her ex-husband?

a)

She ignores him

b)

She bursts into tears

c)
She feels like she is going to be sick
d)
She gets angry and slaps him
16.
What does it mean that Belle Reve is "lost"?
a)
It was washed away by a hurricane
b)
It was lost in a poker game
c)
It was lost due to the lack of money and taken by the bank
d)
It was on a safari and never cme back
17.

1. What is the name of Stella’s and Belle’s family estate?

a)

Belle Noit

b)

Belle Reve

c)

Belle Raton

d)

Belle Realison

18.

In which city does the story take place?

(a)  

19.

What card game do Stanley and his friends enjoy playing?

(a)  

20.

To what musical genre does the Varsouviana belong?

a)

Blues

b)

Rock

c)

Polka

d)

Hip-Hop

21.

What is Stanley’s family name?

a)

Miller

b)

Kowalski

c)

DuBois

d)

Lenska

22.

What is Stanley Kowalski's motto?

a)

Take it easy

b)

Be yourself

c)

Be comfortable

23.

What was Stanley's rank in the army?

a)

Colonel

b)

First Lieutenant

c)

Master Sergeant

24.

Who are Steve and Eunice?

a)

Stella and Stanley's best friends

b)

the cousins of Stanley

c)

the neighbors who live above Stella and Stanley

25.
Who wrote 'A Streetcar Named Desire'?
a)
Marlon Brando
b)
Tennessee Williams
c)
Aldous Huxley
d)
Elia Kazan
26.
What is the name of the neighborhood in which Stanley and Stella live?
a)
Tartarus
b)
Elysian Fields
c)
Desire
d)
Belle Reve
27.
What is Blanche's surname?
a)
Kowalski
b)
Mitchell
c)
DuBois
d)
Belle-Reve
28.
Who is described as a "gaudy seed-bearer"?
a)
Steve
b)
Mitch
c)
Blanche
d)
Stanley
29.
Who says this?
"Liquor goes fast in hot weather ... Some people rarely touch it, but it touches them often."
a)
Blanche
b)
Stanley
c)
Stella
d)
Eunice
30.

Where is Stanley's family originally from?

a)

New York

b)

Poland

c)

Romania

d)

Italy

31.

In which city is the play set?

(a)  

32.

What does Belle Reve mean?

a)

Loud Bells

b)

Beautiful Dream

c)

Sweet Dreams

d)

Black Dreams

33.

Who wrote the play?

a)

Jack Daniels

b)

Johnnie Walker

c)

Evan Williams

d)

Tennessee Williams

34.

To what animal is Blanche symbolically compared?

a)

A mouse

b)

A moose

c)

A moth

d)

A mongoose

35.

Who says "But you are the one that abandoned Belle Reve, not I! I stayed and fought for it, bled for it, almost died for it!"?

a)

Stella

b)

Blanche

c)

Stella

d)

Eunice

36.

Who says "She showed me a picture of your home-place, the plantation. A great big place with white columns."?

a)

Stanley

b)

Mitch

c)

Blance

d)

Stella

37.

"They told me to take a street-car named Desire, and then transfer to one called Cemeteries and ride six blocks and get off at—Elysian Fields."

The most obvious technique used here is

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Metaphor

c)

Symbolism

d)

Allusion

38.

Blanche seems both attracted to the light (spotlight, being looked at) while also wanting to avoid it (direct sunlight, questioning).

This is an example of a

a)

metaphor

b)

oxymoron

c)

paradox

d)

personification

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