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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. Why would Sandy act the way that Doug says she acted at her party in Act 1, Scene 7?

2. How long has Sandy been doing her job?

3. What is Heather's role in Act 1, Scene 2?

4. Where does Sandy go in her head to relax?

5. When does the story take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Sandy arrested?

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

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. Curt and Sandy talk about their lives a little bit. Does Curt seem to like his job? Why?

5. Who is the more experienced officer, Doug or Curt? Why?

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

7. Why does Curt feel the need to have Sandy over to his apartment?

8. Before the massage starts, Sandy has Curt sign a paper. Should Curt sign the paper, or is signing it foreshadowing bad things to come?

9. Is Doug a hard worker? Use evidence from Act 1, Scene 7, to support your answer.

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

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

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 3

Sandy and Heather are both prostitutes, but Sandy is the only one who continues with prostitution through the end of the play. They also have a friendship that has its ups and downs.

1. Why does Heather stop being a prostitute? Did it surprise you that Heather was the one who chose a family life and Sandy continued being a prostitute?

2. Are Heather and Sandy better friends at the beginning or the end of the play? Have examples from the play to support your answer.

3. Would you like to have either Heather or Sandy as a friend? Have examples from the play to support your answer.

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