Characters
Quotes
Chance!
Literary Terms
Analysis
100
Who is visiting Stella and her husband Stanley?
Blanche
100
Who says:

"Now, then, let me look at you. But don't you look at me, no, no, no, not till later, not till I've bathed and rested!" 

Blanche
100

Who wrote the play A Streetcar Named Desire?

Tennesee Williams
100
What do you call the verbal exchanges between characters? 
Speech or dialogue
100

What is the significance of Stanley’s actions on page 36 when he: “[hurls the furs to the daybed. Then he jerks open small drawer in the trunk and pulls up a fist-full of costume jewlery.]” 

His harsh actions reveal that he is an aggressive man
200
What is the name of Blanche's love interest?
Mitch
200
Who says:

"I can hardly stand it when he's away for a night.... When he's away for a week I nearly go wild!" 

Stella
200
What time period & where does Streetcar take place in?
1940s New Orleans
200
What is the term for what a character does?
Action
200
Stanley overhears Stella and Blanche calling him "common" in Scene 4. He pretends not to hear, and instead acts cheery and hugs Stella. While he is doing so, he "grins" at Blanche. What is the significance of this action and what does his smile towards Blanche foreshadow? 
He has "won" in a sense, because even though Stella admits Stanley is common, she still embraces him and loves him. Stanley's grin foreshadows that the tension between him and Blanche is increasing and is going to blow up soon.
300
Who do Stella and Blanche stay with after Stanley attacks Stella?
Eunice
300
Who says:

"Nobody's getting up, so don't be worried"

Stanley
300
Why is Blanche no longer married?
Her husband died
300
What is the term for how a character does something?
Stage direction
300

While Stanley and Blanche are first starting to discuss the loss of Belle Reve, Stanley becomes angry and says, “If I didn’t know that you was my wife’s sister I’d get ideas about you!” (41). What does he mean by this?


He is calling Blanche a harlot, and is implying that she is being sexually promiscuous towards him in order to avoid discussing Belle Reve.
400
What is Eunice's husband's name?
Steve
400
Who says:

"That don't make no difference in the Quarter"

Mitch
400
What stands between Stanley and Blanche's rooms?
The curtain
400
What is the term for a character or mark that represents a larger idea or concept?
Symbol
400
What do Blanche and Stella disagree on in terms of desire?
Stella does not see physical attraction and desire as potential problems with starting a relationship. Blanche views these desires as "primitive" and unfit for a marriage's foundation.
500
Who does Blanche kiss while waiting for Mitch to arrive for their date?
The paper boy
500
Who says:

"I can't help your trembling if you insist on trembling!"

Stella
500
What do each of the following things serve as in the play?

- Stanley throwing meat at Stella

- Blanche hearing the gunshot when talking about her ex-husband

- Stanley grinning at Blanche after hearing her call him "common" to Stella

Foreshadowing
500
What is the term for a main idea or concept embedded within a text? 
Theme
500
Analyze the meaning behind Blanche's monologue: "There was something different about the boy, a nervousness, a softness and tenderness which wasn't like a man's, although he wasn't the least bit effeminate looking - still - that thing was there... He came to me for help"
Blanche is implying that her ex husband was uninterested in women, and that he was homosexual.
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