Stella!!!
What is the name of the neighbourhood the Kowalski's live in?
Elysian Fields
What does Stanley ask Stella to catch at the beginning of the play?
A package of meat
What was Blanche's profession?
Where did Blanche and Stella grow up?
Belle Reve, Laurel.
What is the name of Blanche's fantasy beau?
Shep Huntleigh
Name the actor who played the role of Stanley in the original Broadway production of "A Streetcar Named Desire."
Marlon Brando
What term used by Blanche insults Stanley the most?
Calling him a "Polack"
Name one repeated habit of Blanche in the play to disassociate herself from reality?
Bathing/Drinking
What does Stanley confuse for real riches in Blanche's trunk in scene 2?
A rhinestone tiara/Costume jewellery/a golden dress
What is the term for a long speech delivered by one character to others on stage?
A monologue
What is the name of the technique where the audience knows something that the characters do not, and it adds tension to the play.
Dramatic irony
What does Stanley do to clear the table in Scene 8?
He throws a plate on the floor
Where does Blanche ask Mitch to pretend they are together in scene 6?
A bohemian cafe in Paris along the river Seine
Hotel Flamingo
Finish Blanche's line... "I can't stand a naked light bulb, any more than I can a rude remark or a vulgar... "
action
What are the names of the Kowalski's upstair neighbours?
Steve and Eunice
In Scene 2, what does Stanley do that intensifies the conflict with Blanche and sets the tone for their relationship?
Touches Blanche's love letters
What does the paper lantern symbolise in the play?
Blanche's desire to hide her true self/her sordid past and/or Blanche's desire to appear youthful and beautiful
What does Blanche say at the end of scene 6 in response to Mitch's cheesy line?
What is the significance of Blanche's reaction to the cola stain on her white dress before her date with Mitch?
It symbolises her fear of being viewed as "unclean" as she wants to project a chaste and pure version of herself to him.
"A little birthday remembrance"
Who does Stanley attribute the following quote to? "Every Man is a King"
Huey Long
What song does Blanche sing in the bath tub in scene 7?
"It's only a Paper Moon" by Ella Fitzgerald
What is the name of the song that Blanche hears when she is remembering the death of her husband?
The Varsouviana Polka
another leaky roof."