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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. Where does Act 2, Scene 5, take place?

2. What do the police do at the massage parlor in Act 2, Scene 6?

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

4. What does Doug reveal to Curt in Act 2, Scene 4 that he sometimes wonders about Heather?

5. How does Beth react to Sandy being in Curt's apartment at the beginning of Act 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Curt react to Beth's suggestion that he move past his childhood in Act 2, Scene 3?

2. Is there evidence in the play to support Doug's feeling that Heather might be faking her interest in him?

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

4. Is there evidence to support the fact that Curt may be in some trouble after stealing the money?

5. In Act 2, Scene 5, what is Curt trying to do by showing up to warn Sandy and give her money?

6. Is there evidence in the play to support the idea that Curt's stealing may be related to his past?

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

8. In Act 2, Scene 6, when does Curt realize he has made a terrible mistake?

9. Based on the description of the Act 2, Scene 1, setting, what can we assume about Curt and Sandy's sleeping arrangements?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The title of the play is "Blue Surge," and there is a song that Curt likes that is titled "Blue Serge."

1. What does "Surge" mean? What does "Serge" mean? What is the difference between the two titles?

2. What did the song "Blue Serge" mean to Curt when he thought the title was "Blue Surge"?

3. How is the title "Blue Surge" appropriate for this play? Use examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Curt is desperate to help Sandy have a different life and career even after she has told him that she doesn't want to change and has returned to prostitution. He thinks she does what she does because she has had a stroke of bad luck but can change things for the better.

1. Is Sandy a prostitute because she has had bad luck? What luck has caused her to travel down the road of prostitution? Does she ever show any desire to be something else? Use examples from the play to support.

2. What is Curt's motivation behind his desperate attempt to get her out of prostitution? Is he selfless or selfish? Have examples from the book to support.

3. Could Sandy change her lifestyle if she wanted to? What are some things that Sandy would be able to do that would earn her as much money? Be sure to support your answers with examples from the play.

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