Which of the following is true about Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire?
- A. It is set in New Orleans.
- B. The protagonist is a Mississippi landowner.
- C. It ends with Blanche's defeat and departure.
- D. Tom Wingfield is the narrator.
- E. Laura and Stella are cousins.
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Correct answer: B. (A) and (C) only
Explanation
Streetcar (1947) is set in the French Quarter of New Orleans and ends with Blanche led off to an asylum. Blanche has lost the family estate, Belle Reve; Tom Wingfield and Laura belong to The Glass Menagerie, and Stella is Blanche's sister.
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