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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 who denies that her sister lived at Hotel Flamingo in Laurel, (10[3])Mississippi. (10[2])In this play, (10[1])a woman dances the Varsouviana (“var-so-VEE-ah-nuh”) polka as her husband Allan commits suicide before losing her job as a schoolteacher and her family’s historic home, Belle Reve (“rev”). After being assaulted by Stanley Kowalski, her sister (10[1])Stella’s husband, the protagonist of this play states “I have always (10[1])depended on the kindness of strangers.” For 10 points, name this play by Tennessee Williams (10[1])about Blanche Dubois. ■END■

ANSWER: A Streetcar Named Desire
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