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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. What is Doug's advice to Curt about helping Sandy?
(a) Doug wants Curt to keep trying to help Sandy because she will turn around and be grateful.
(b) Doug doesn't want Curt to waste his time, because Sandy is headed to jail.
(c) Leave Sandy alone and go back to Beth.
(d) Looking out for people and trying to help them doesn't make any difference in their lives.

2. What physical state is Sandy in when she comes to Curt in Act 1, Scene 8?
(a) Sandy is in lingerie because she just finished working.
(b) Sandy isn't wearing a coat or shoes and is crying.
(c) Sandy is dressed up and looks nice.
(d) Sandy is still intoxicated.

3. How does Sandy respond to the interaction between Curt and Beth regarding Sandy being at the apartment?
(a) Sandy tells Beth not to be mean to Curt.
(b) Sandy stays to watch Curt and Beth fight.
(c) Sandy changes her clothes and leaves.
(d) Sandy leaves when Curt and Beth start kissing.

4. What interrupts the conversation between Curt and Sandy in Act 2, Scene 5?
(a) A buzzing that alerts Sandy to the police arrival.
(b) Beth coming to win Curt back.
(c) Doug coming to warn Curt.
(d) Sandy's next appointment.

5. What is Doug looking for in his office in Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) Handcuffs.
(b) A flashlight.
(c) A gun.
(d) The warrant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sandy tell Curt about what had been broken at the party at her apartment?

2. What does Curt admit about the money he gave Sandy?

3. What are Curt's feelings about why Beth agreed to marry him?

4. How is Sandy supposed to fix the problem with the apartment?

5. What does Curt reveal to Doug about Beth in Act 2, Scene 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Beth tell Curt in Act 2, Scene 3, that he needs to do regarding his childhood? Is there any evidence from the play to support her suggestion?

2. What evidence from Act 2, Scene 2, supports the fact that Doug seems interested in Heather as more than just a prostitute?

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

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

5. In Act 2, Scene 5, what are Curt's reasons for stealing the money for Sandy?

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

7. At the end of Act 1, Scene 8, what made Sandy change her mind about letting Curt help her find a new job?

8. How does Curt react toward Sandy once he finds out where she has been in Act 2, Scene 2, and what has she been doing?

9. Where does Sandy go to for help before returning to her apartment to find the padlocked door in Act 2, Scene 2? What happens when she gets there?

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

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