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A Streetcar Named Desire
Tennessee Williams
Study Guide
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Scene One
Scene Two
Scene Three
Scene Four
Scene Five
Scene Six
Scene Seven
Scene Eight
Scene Nine
Scene Ten
Scene Eleven
Characters
Character List
Blanche DuBois
Stanley Kowalski
Harold “Mitch” Mitchell
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Quotes By Theme
Fantasy
Sexuality
Appearances
Quotes By Section
Scene One
Scene Two
Scene Three
Scene Four
Scene Five
Scene Six
Scene Seven
Scene Eight
Scene Nine
Scene Ten
Scene Eleven
Quotes By Character
Blanche DuBois
Stella Kowalski
Stanley Kowalski
Harold “Mitch” Mitchell
Eunice
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs & Symbols
Scene One
Scene Two
Scene Three
Scene Four
Scene Five
Scene Six
Scene Seven
Scene Eight
Scene Nine
Scene Ten
Scene Eleven
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further study
Scene Nine Quiz
Scene Nine 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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