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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Doug upset about the massage parlor raid?
(a) Doug wants Heather to be safe.
(b) Doug wants Sandy to be safe.
(c) Doug doesn't want to mess up again.
(d) Doug feels like the police are arresting everyone.

2. Why is Curt helping Sandy in Act 2, Scene 5?
(a) Curt wants Sandy to like him and trust him enough to quit being a prostitute for good.
(b) Because Heather asked Curt to help Sandy.
(c) Because Sandy told Curt that she loves him.
(d) To get back at Beth.

3. Why could Curt never have anyone over to his house when he was little?
(a) Curt didn't have any friends.
(b) Curt's mother never put her dogs outside, and it stunk.
(c) Curt's mother yelled at his friends.
(d) Curt's mother threatened his friends.

4. Why is Beth surprised to see Curt at his apartment in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) Because Curt's car is not outside and the lights are off.
(b) Because Beth had yelled at Curt when he left to follow Sandy.
(c) Because Beth thinks Curt will be with Sandy.
(d) Because Doug had told Beth that Curt moved to the state park.

5. What is the source of Doug being upset in Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) Doug lost his job.
(b) Heather is mad that the police are raiding the parlor.
(c) Heather broke up with Doug.
(d) Doug's brother was arrested for drug possession again.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Curt's thoughts about jail?

2. Who comes to talk to Curt in Act 2, Scene 6?

3. In what setting does Act 2 begin?

4. Why is Curt upset at Sandy in Act 2, Scene 2?

5. What has Curt been doing all day in Act 2, Scene 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Curt upset Sandy in Act 1, Scene 8? Is there evidence in the same scene that Curt's intentions weren't to hurt her?

2. In Act 2, Scene 6, how does Doug encourage Curt?

3. How have Doug and Curt switched roles? Support your answer with evidence from the play.

4. What evidence in the play supports Curt's decision to go after Sandy instead of staying at the apartment and talking with Beth?

5. In Act 2, Scene 4, why is Curt so upset about the raid?

6. Is there evidence to support Curt holding Beth's middle-class upbringing against her in Act 2, Scene 3?

7. Is there evidence in Act 2,Scene 1, to justify Beth being upset that Sandy is wearing Curt's clothes and has obviously been sleeping at the apartment?

8. How does Curt feel about Sandy arriving at this apartment in the middle of the night?

9. Does Curt have any real reason to feel like Beth keeps him around so she can feel good about herself? Use evidence from the play to support your answer.

10. Sandy's mother has been married five times. Why was the death of one of those husbands so upsetting to her?

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