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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 are the police looking for at the massage parlor in Act 2, Scene 6?
(a) Drugs.
(b) Prostitutes.
(c) Solicitors.
(d) Financial records.

2. In what setting does Act 2 begin?
(a) Heather's apartment.
(b) The bar.
(c) Curt's apartment.
(d) The police station.

3. What has Curt been doing for the last four years of his relationship with Beth?
(a) Trying not to ruin everything.
(b) Trying not to leave in the middle of the night.
(c) Trying not to quit the police force.
(d) Trying not to go to the massage parlor.

4. What does Doug reveal to Curt in Act 2, Scene 4 that he sometimes wonders about Heather?
(a) Will Heather leave Doug?
(b) Is Heather pretending to like Doug?
(c) Does Heather still work as a prostitute?
(d) Does Heather love Doug?

5. What happens with the prostitutes in Act 2, Scene 6?
(a) They are tried for their crimes.
(b) They all escape before the police arrive at the massage parlor.
(c) They are jailed.
(d) They are released.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can't Curt just return the money he stole before anyone misses it?

2. What brought Sandy to Curt in Act 1, Scene 8?

3. What is Doug looking for in his office in Act 2, Scene 4?

4. Why does Curt feel that Beth is rich even though he admits that she is poor?

5. How does Curt handle Beth's reaction to Sandy being in the apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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.

2. 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?

3. In Act 2, Scene 4, what does Curt tell Doug is the reason that makes it so easy for Curt and Beth to end a four-year relationship?

4. How does Sandy react when Beth arrives at Curt's apartment and finds her there? Have examples from Act 2, Scene 1, support your answer.

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

6. In Act 2, Scene 6, how does Doug encourage Curt?

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

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

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

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

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