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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. Why does Beth feel the way that she does about Curt's childhood?
(a) Because Curt needs time to heal.
(b) Because Curt is a baby and needs to grow up.
(c) Because she loves Curt and wants him to feel better.
(d) Because it is where Curt comes from and not who he is.

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

3. What does Beth say about her feelings for Curt's career choice in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) Beth thinks Curt will not amount to anything.
(b) Beth wants what is best for Curt because she loves him.
(c) Beth thinks Curt's job is terrible.
(d) Beth thinks Curt's job is the best job ever.

4. Why was Sandy so inappropriate at the party at her apartment?
(a) Because Sandy got drunk after hearing that her stepdad died.
(b) Because Sandy was trying to get even with Heather.
(c) Because Sandy was mad at Curt.
(d) Because Sandy was trying to not get arrested again.

5. In Act 2, Scene 5, what does Curt hope will happen with his relationship with Sandy?
(a) Curt wants Sandy to give him a massage.
(b) Curt wants to be rid of Sandy so he can get Beth back.
(c) Curt wants to marry Sandy.
(d) Curt hopes to be with Sandy like they were before Beth came home.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Curt react to Beth's feelings about his childhood?

2. Where does Act 2, Scene 5, take place?

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

4. What does Doug reveal to Curt in Act 2, Scene 4 that he sometimes wonders about Heather?

5. What does Curt say in Act 1, Scene 8, that Sandy interprets as the meanest thing anyone has ever said to her?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Sandy's mother has been married five times. Why was the death of one of those husbands so upsetting to 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. In Act 2, Scene 4, why is Curt so upset about the raid?

5. 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?

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

7. In Act 2, Scene 5, what is Curt trying to do by showing up to warn Sandy and give her money?

8. 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?

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

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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