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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 kind of work does Sandy tell Curt she not be willing to do?
(a) Food service.
(b) Factory work.
(c) Retail.
(d) Prostitution again.

2. 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) Convincing Beth to not break up with him.
(d) Working at the police station.

3. What does Curt reveal to Doug about Beth in Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) Beth doesn't like Curt, and he doesn't like her.
(b) Curt left Beth, and she is devastated.
(c) Curt and Beth are going to try and make their relationship work.
(d) Beth left Curt, and he is devastated.

4. Why does Curt feel that Beth is rich even though he admits that she is poor?
(a) Because Beth is choosing to be poor.
(b) Because Beth hates poor people.
(c) Because Beth has the attitude of someone who is rich.
(d) Because Beth's parents are rich.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What interrupts the conversation between Curt and Sandy in Act 2, Scene 5?

2. What does Curt think the title "Blue Serge" means?

3. In Act 2, Scene 2, what was the reasoning behind what Sandy did all day?

4. How does Sandy feel about the money Curt gave her?

5. Why could Curt never have anyone over to his house when he was little?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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. 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. 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.

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

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

9. How does Curt react to Beth's suggestion that he move past his childhood in Act 2, Scene 3?

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

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