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Questions from reading on the first scene in the first act of the play.

What do you think of the play so far?(3 things about the play: what you like, what you don't like, and anything you have noticed so far)

2) Are plays easier to read than a poem or a short story? Why?

3) What kind of relationship do Stanley and Stella have? Back up your answers with lines and stage directions from the text.

4) What does Blanche think of her sister's living area? How do you know? Be sure to cite examples from the text.

5) Based on your answer to 4, what kind of relationship does Stella have with Blanche? Why do you think so?

6) What sort of a relationship do Eunice and Steve have?

) Flip through the pages of this act. Notice all of the stage directions. How easy do you think it is for directors and actors to incorporate these into a film version of a play?

8) What do you make of the conversation held between Stanley and Blanche. Which of them seems comfortable? Who seems uncomfortable? Why might this be?