Chapter Summaries

Question 1

Summarise Scene 1.

Answer 1

• Blanche and Stella catch up over a drink
• Blanche reveals that she endured many hardships in ‘Belle Reve’
• Introduced to Stanley who didn’t know Blanche was staying.
• Scene ends when Blanche faints after Stanley questions her previous marriage.

Question 2

Summarise Scene 2.

Answer 2

• Stanley and Stella disagree about Blanche.
• Stanley rummages through her suitcase.
• Blanche asks Stella to go to the pharmacy.
• Stanley confronts Blanche
• Stanley reveals that Stella is pregnant.

Question 3

Summarise Scene 3.

Answer 3

• Poker night and Stella and Blanche arrive later.
• Stella goes into bathroom while Mitch and Blanche talk (asks him to cover the light).
• Turn on the radio and Stanley breaks it.
• Stella and Stanley argue and Stanley gets physical.
• Girls leave upstairs to Eunice and Stanley shouts for her back
• Stella goes back and Mitch tells Blanche this.

Question 4

Summarise Scene 4.

Answer 4

• Blanche tells Stella to leave Stanley, saying he’s a madman.
• Stella disagrees and defends him.
• Stanley overhears this due to an open window.
• Stanley acts as if he never heard anything and embraces Stella.