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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 information is Sandy waiting for at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 3?

2. How does Sandy know Doug?

3. How does Sandy know the real reason that Curt was at the massage parlor?

4. How does Curt respond to Sandy's offer to him at the end of Act 1, Scene 6?

5. Where does Act 1, sSene 7 take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. Sandy gives Curt a special massage to try to ease his tension. What does Sandy do during the special massage?

2. Are Heather's clothes typical of a massage therapist?

3. Is their evidence in Act 1, Scene 6, to support the fact that Sandy and Curt are attracted to each other as more than just friends?

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

5. How does Curt react to Doug's statements about Sandy in Act 1, Scene 7?

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

7. Why did Sandy leave her mother's home at such a young age?

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

9. Why is Sandy arrested?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Curt and Sandy both had difficult childhoods.

1. Is Sandy a prostitute because of her upbringing? Would she have been a prostitute regardless of past?

2. Did Curt steal the money because his father was a robber? Would he have stolen that money regardless of his father's influence?

3. Are the other characters in the play a product of their parents' upbringing? Why or why not?

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

Curt has a dream of living by the state park and being a volunteer guide. Sandy has dreams of living in a beautiful home.

1. Do their dreams seem to make them more sad or give them something to hope for? Have examples to support.

2. Based on what we know about Curt and Sandy, are their goals attainable? Have examples to support.

3. Would we know as much about Curt and Sandy if the author hadn't included their goals in the play? What do their dreams reveal about them as people? Do their dreams make you like them more or less or not influence at all? Why?

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