A Streetcar Named Desire
Literary Terms
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100

The name of the author of the play

Who is Tennessee Williams?

100

The main message or lesson of an author's work

What is Theme?

100

The name of the family home of Blanche and Stella

What is Belle Reve

100

Drake was born in this Canadian city?

What is Toronto?

200

The setting of the play

What is New Orleans?

200

Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, and Man vs. himself are all examples of this literary term

What is conflict?

200

This is the name of the person Stanley uses to check up on Blanche

What is Shaw

200

the number of NBA teams in the state of Texas

What is 3?

300

the names of the two characters who live upstairs from Stanley and Stella

Who are Eunice and Steve?

300

A hint or clue about an upcoming event in a story is called this

What is foreshadowing?

300

This habit of Blanche annoys Stanley because it makes the apartment hotter

What is bathing/ showering?

300

This month of the year has both St Patrick's day and is Woman's history month.

What is March?

400

Stanley is the captain of a team that plays this sport.

What is bowling?

400

A comparison using "like" or "as" is called

What is simile

400

the name of the hotel asks Blanche to leave

What is the Flamingo

400

Woman were given the right to vote in the United States in this decade

What are the 1920's?

500

This was the original title of the play, before being switched to A Streetcar Named Desire

What is the Poker Night?

500

Giving human like qualities to a non-living object is called this.

What is personification?

500

Stanley Kowalski and Mr. Mulgrew, are both this astrological sign, signified by the goat

What is Capricorn?

500

Name the capital city of any of these three countries - Canada, Puerto Rico, or Cuba

What are Ottowa, San Juan, or Havana?