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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Doug show Heather that implies he is not there for a massage?

2. What happens with Curt's job in Act 1, Scene 7?

3. How does Curt feel about Doug at the end of Act 1, Scene 7?

4. How does Curt react to the information about Sandy from Doug at the end of Act 1, Scene 7?

5. How does Sandy feel about her job?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Beth jealous in Act 1, Scene 4?

2. Why isn't Sandy mad at Curt for trying to trap her into accepting payment for sex?

3. Is there evidence in the play to support Beth's feelings about Curt spending time with Sandy?

4. Does Doug have a right to arrest Heather? Support your answer with evidence.

5. What makes Curt and Sandy's time together in Act 1, Scene 1, seem awkward?

6. Based on what you have read so far through Act 1, Scene 4, predict if Curt and Beth's relationship will last. .

7. Why is Beth so intent on Curt pursuing the promotion to lieutenant?

8. Why would Doug strip naked and just stand there waiting for Heather to come back?

9. Based on Curt's actions toward Doug in Act 1, Scene 7, does it appear that Curt has feelings for Sandy?

10. Are there reasons in the play that indicate that Heather should have been fired from her job?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There is a large age difference between Curt and Sandy and Heather and Doug, and the 15-20 years between them doesn't seem to bother either couple.

1. What about the men makes it easy for them to date someone so young? Include examples from the book.

2. What about the women makes it easy for them to date someone so much older? Include examples from the book.

3. Did the author purposefully have the characters be so far apart in age? Why or why not? Would the play have had the same impact if the characters were closer in age? Why or why not? What about it would be different? What about it would be the same?

Essay Topic 2

Curt keeps insisting that Sandy find a new job even though she keeps telling him that she is happy being a prostitute.

1. Curt doesn't insist that any of the other characters find a new job. What about Sandy makes Curt feel compelled to help her?

2. If Sandy had had a wealthy upbringing like Beth and was still a prostitute, would Curt still feel so compelled to help her?

3. What is Curt's subconscious reasoning behind his insistence that Sandy find a new career? Have examples to support.

Essay Topic 3

The title of the play is "Blue Surge."

1. How is it an appropriate title for this play? Use examples to support.

2. Is it still an appropriate title when we meet the characters a year later? Why or why not? Use examples to support.

3. What would need to change in the play so that the title would no longer make sense?

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