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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. When does Sandy go to Curt in Act 1, Scene 8?
(a) On Friday for their date.
(b) After Curt learns that he has been fired.
(c) In the middle of the night.
(d) After Sandy has been on a date with Doug.

2. In Act 2, Scene 2, what is Sandy's reason for being where she was all day?
(a) Sandy's boss threatened to kill her if she didn't come back.
(b) Sandy wanted to talk about what happened between Sandy and Curt.
(c) Sandy needed to earn money to pay the landlord.
(d) Sandy needed to gather her things.

3. How is Sandy supposed to fix the problem with the apartment?
(a) Pay the landlord $500.
(b) Be with the landlord at the massage parlor.
(c) Pay the landlord $250.
(d) Clean the apartment and move out immediately.

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

5. In Act 2, Scene 6, Curt knows he is in trouble. What is his plan?
(a) Curt plans to run with the money.
(b) Curt plans to get Doug to take the blame.
(c) Curt plans to turn himself in and get a reduced sentence.
(d) Curt plans to go to trial and plead no contest.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why couldn't Curt find Sandy in Act 2, Scene 2?

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

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

4. What has Curt been doing for the last four years of his relationship with Beth?

5. Why is Curt helping Sandy in Act 2, Scene 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Curt feel about Sandy arriving at this apartment in the middle of the night?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Is there evidence in Act 2,Scene 1, to justify Beth being upset that Sandy is wearing Curt's clothes and has obviously been sleeping at the apartment?

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