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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 is Tinker doing for Graham in the opening of Scene 1 of "Cleansed"?

2. What does the soldier do with Ian's gun in Scene 3 of "Blasted"?

3. When did Sarah Kane die?

4. What does Ian do for Cate when she is aching in Scene 2 of "Blasted"?

5. Hippolytus cannot remember the last time he did what in Scene 4 of "Phaedra's Love"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is the opening of "Cleansed" set? Who is in the first scene?

2. How does Hippolytus take on the role of protagonist in "Phaedra's Love"?

3. What is the symbolic and thematic center of "Cleansed"?

4. How is Ian's job illustrated in Scene 1 of "Blasted"? What history between Ian and Cate is revealed through exposition?

5. Who visits Hippolytus in Scene 6 of "Phaedra's Love"? What does Hippolytus tell him?

6. Describe the dynamic between Ian and Cate in Scene 1 of "Blasted." How are these characters different?

7. What is the focus of "Blasted" following the soldier's suicide?

8. What does Phaedra tell Hippolytus in Scene 4 of "Phaedra's Love"? What is his response?

9. What does Cate do while Ian is in the bathroom in Scene 2 of "Blasted"?

10. What is the central theme of "Phaedra's Love"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the plot structure of "Phaedra's Love". How traditional is the structure? Where is the exposition, rising action, climax and denouement?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the life and career of Sarah Kane. How many plays of Kane's were produced during her lifetime?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the setting of "Blasted" and its inspiration from the Bosnian/Serbian conflicts during the 1990s. How many "rape camps" were instilled during this time?

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