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A character in this play complains about her relative Margaret, who had to be cremated because she was unable to fit in a coffin. In this play, a man quotes the Napoleonic Code to a woman (10[1])who denies that her sister lived at Hotel Flamingo in Laurel, Mississippi. In this play, a (10[1])woman dances the (10[1])Varsouviana (“var-so-VEE-ah-nuh”) polka (10[1])as her husband Allan commits suicide before losing her job as a schoolteacher and her family’s (10[1])historic home, Belle Reve (“rev”). After being assaulted by Stanley Kowalski, (10[1]-5[1])her sister Stella’s husband, the protagonist of this play (-5[1])states “I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.” For 10 points, name this play by Tennessee Williams about Blanche Dubois. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: A Streetcar Named Desire
<UBC C, American Literature>
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Summary

TournamentEditionTUHConv. %Neg %Average Buzz
UK (North)UK5100%0%53.60
UK (South)UK7100%0%74.43
Northern CaliforniaUS4100%0%85.00
Southern CaliforniaUS7100%29%66.29
Eastern Canada (1)US4100%0%77.75
Eastern Canada (2)US9100%11%74.33
FloridaUS475%0%67.33
Great LakesUS11100%18%70.73
Lower Mid-AtlanticUS9100%0%63.44
Upper Mid-AtlanticUS12100%8%76.00
MidwestUS9100%11%59.78
NorthUS4100%25%89.25
NortheastUS1292%8%71.36
PacificUS8100%0%68.25
SoutheastUS12100%8%58.67
Upstate NYUS580%20%72.25