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A Streetcar Named Desire
Scene Nine Quick Quiz
A Streetcar Named Desire
by:
Tennessee Williams
Summary
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Scene One
Scene Two
Scene Three
Scene Four
Scene Five
Scene Six
Scene Seven
Scene Eight
Scene Nine
Scene Ten
Scene Eleven
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Blanche DuBois
Stanley Kowalski
Harold “Mitch” Mitchell
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
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Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
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Scene One
Scene Two
Scene Three
Scene Four
Scene Five
Scene Six
Scene Seven
Scene Eight
Scene Nine
Scene Ten
Scene Eleven
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Scene Nine Quick Quiz
1
of 5
When Scene Nine opens, what is Blanche trying to escape by drinking?
The Varsouviana polka music
Stanley’s anger
Her birthday party
Her doubts about Mitch
2
of 5
When does the polka music in Blanche’s head stop?
When she sleeps
When she laughs
When there’s a gunshot
When Mitch is near
3
of 5
What is the blind Mexican woman selling that scares Blanche?
Balloons
Flowers for the dead
Birds
Tarot card readings
4
of 5
What does Blanche say is the opposite of death?
Life
Love
Sex
Desire
5
of 5
After Blanche confesses to her sordid past, what does Mitch want from her?
To marry her
To hit her
Sex
An apology
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