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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 (10[1])lived at Hotel (10[1])Flamingo in Laurel, Mississippi. In this play, a woman dances the Varsouviana (10[2])(“var-so-VEE-ah-nuh”) polka as her husband Allan commits suicide (10[1])before losing her (10[1])job as a schoolteacher and her family’s historic home, (-5[1])Belle Reve (“rev”). After being assaulted by Stanley Kowalski, her sister (10[1])Stella’s (10[1])husband, the protagonist (10[1])of this play states “I have (10[1])always depended on the kindness of strangers.” For 10 points, name this play by Tennessee Williams about Blanche Dubois. ■END■ (10[1]0[1])

ANSWER: A Streetcar Named Desire
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