Round 2: Tossup 9

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, Mississippi. In this play, 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 (-5[1])home, Belle Reve (10[1])(“rev”). After being assaulted by Stanley Kowalski, (10[1])her sister Stella’s (10[1])husband, the protagonist of this play 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> | Packet B
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Buzzes


Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Neg %Avg. Buzz
Northern CaliforniaMain4100%0%85.00
Southern CaliforniaMain7100%29%66.29
Eastern Canada (1)Main4100%0%77.75
Eastern Canada (2)Main9100%11%74.33
FloridaMain475%0%67.33
Great LakesMain11100%18%70.73
Lower Mid-AtlanticMain9100%0%63.44
Upper Mid-AtlanticMain12100%8%76.00
MidwestMain9100%11%59.78
NorthMain4100%25%89.25
NortheastMain1292%8%71.36
PacificMain8100%0%68.25
South CentralMain6100%0%82.67
SoutheastMain12100%8%58.67
Upstate NYMain580%20%72.25
UK (North)UK5100%0%53.60
UK (South)UK7100%0%74.43