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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. How does Curt respond to Sandy's reasoning in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Curt heads out to arrest the landlord.
(b) Curt is relieved that Sandy is ok.
(c) Curt calls Beth to tell her where he is.
(d) Curt is furious and calls Sandy names.

2. Why does Beth think Curt wants to be poor?
(a) Because Curt can't get ahead at work.
(b) Because Curt said he wants to be poor.
(c) Because Curt is just giving up and doesn't want to win in life.
(d) Because Curt is hanging out with Sandy.

3. What are Curt's feelings about why Beth agreed to marry him?
(a) Beth is looking for a way to shock her friends.
(b) Beth loves Curt.
(c) Beth wanted out of her parents' house.
(d) Beth is afraid she won't find anyone else.

4. How did Sandy's apartment get in the state Curt finds it in during Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Curt was mad at Sandy and trashed the apartment in anger.
(b) Heather and Doug were drunk and passed out with the door open.
(c) Doug and Heather left all the people partying in the apartment.
(d) Heather left the door unlocked.

5. What does Curt admit about the money he gave Sandy?
(a) Curt has more money than he lets people know.
(b) Curt had a friend print the money.
(c) Curt couldn't afford to give Sandy much money, but he wanted to impress her.
(d) The money is evidence, and he stole it.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Curt think he will be charged with in Act 2, Scene 6?

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

4. Why was Sandy so inappropriate at the party at her apartment?

5. Why does Beth come to Curt's apartment in Act 2, Scene 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Curt upset Sandy in Act 1, Scene 8? Is there evidence in the same scene that Curt's intentions weren't to hurt her?

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

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

5. 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?

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

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

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

9. How does Heather react to what has happened with Sandy's apartment?

10. 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.

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