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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 has Curt been doing all day in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Helping Doug and Heather move in together.
(b) Driving around town looking for Sandy.
(c) Working at the police station.
(d) Convincing Beth to not break up with him.

2. What is playing in the background at the beginning of Act 2?
(a) A jazz song.
(b) The TV set.
(c) The radio.
(d) An old movie.

3. What brought Sandy to Curt in Act 1, Scene 8?
(a) The date Curt and Sandy planned.
(b) Curt's desperate call in the middle of the night.
(c) Heather has a lot of people at Sandy's apartment.
(d) Guilt over Sandy's date with Doug.

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

5. What can we assume has just happened based on the description in Act 2, Scene 5?
(a) The raid was a success.
(b) Curt is badly hurt.
(c) Curt and Beth broke up.
(d) Sandy has just slept with someone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What physical state is Sandy in when she comes to Curt in Act 1, Scene 8?

2. What is Doug's advice for Curt about his crime?

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

4. What are the police looking for at the massage parlor in Act 2, Scene 6?

5. In Act 2, Scene 6, Curt knows he is in trouble. What is his plan?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What about Sandy's personality makes her horrified at Curt stealing the money? Use examples from the play to support your answer.

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

5. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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