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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, (10[1])Mississippi. (10[1])In this play, a woman (10[1])dances the (10[1])Varsouviana (“var-so-VEE-ah-nuh”) polka as her husband Allan commits suicide before losing her job as a schoolteacher (10[1])and her family’s historic home, Belle Reve (10[1])(“rev”). After being assaulted by Stanley Kowalski, (10[1])her (-5[1])sister Stella’s husband, the protagonist of this play (10[1])states “I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.” (-5[1])For 10 points, name this play by Tennessee Williams about Blanche (10[1])Dubois. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: A Streetcar Named Desire
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