Blue Surge Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Rebecca Gilman
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 153 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Blue Surge Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Rebecca Gilman
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 153 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Heather after she finds out who Doug really is?

2. Where does the story take place?

3. How can Doug justify what he does to Heather in Act 1, Scene 2?

4. How does Curt feel about Doug at the end of Act 1, Scene 7?

5. Where does Act 1, Scene 5 take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. Is their evidence in Act 1, Scene 6, to support the fact that Sandy and Curt are attracted to each other as more than just friends?

2. Are Heather's clothes typical of a massage therapist?

3. Does Doug have feelings for Heather beyond her prostitution services? Have examples from Act 1, Scene 7, support your answer.

4. Does Doug have a right to arrest Heather? Support your answer with evidence.

5. Why is Beth jealous in Act 1, Scene 4?

6. Are Curt and Beth in love?

7. Why is Beth so intent on Curt pursuing the promotion to lieutenant?

8. Why would Doug strip naked and just stand there waiting for Heather to come back?

9. Based on what you have read so far through Act 1, Scene 4, predict if Curt and Beth's relationship will last. .

10. Why does Curt want to help Sandy find a new line of work?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Beth admits to being jealous of Curt selecting a prostitute to be with even if it is only a farce.

1. What makes Beth jealous in the situation? Use examples from the play to support.

2. Would the play have had the same impact without Beth's jealousy? Why or why not?

3. How does Curt react to Beth's jealousy, and is his reaction appropriate? Use examples from the play to support.

Essay Topic 2

Each character in the play is unique and different in their actions, statements and theories.

1. Do any of the characters have moral values? Why or why not? What are the values the characters have? Use examples from the play to support.

2. If the characters had had different values -- like Sandy having the same beliefs and values as the Christian Coalition -- would the play have had a different tone or theme? Why or why not?

3. Do the characters' values change from the beginning of the play to the end? How? Use examples to support.

Essay Topic 3

Curt and Beth have a confrontation after Beth finds Curt alone with Sandy. Beth doesn't understand why Curt can talk to Sandy but not to her.

1. Why does Curt feel that he can't talk to Beth? What attracted Curt to Beth in the first place? Was money always an issue? Use examples from the play to support.

2. Is Curt right in his beliefs that If you are poor as a child, you are destined to be poor as an adult? Why or why not? Do the characters in the play seem to support Curt's beliefs? Use examples to support.

3. How would the play have changed if Beth hadn't been included? Is her character important to the theme and impact of the play as a whole? Why or why not?

(see the answer keys)

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