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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 reveal about Heather's arrest?

2. Where does the story take place?

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

4. Does Sandy want to make an effort to change careers?

5. What does Doug hope $200 will buy him?

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. Does Doug have feelings for Heather beyond her prostitution services? Have examples from Act 1, Scene 7, support your answer.

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

4. 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?

5. What does Curt's love of nature and birds reveal about him?

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

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

8. Why is Sandy arrested?

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

10. What does Sandy's relaxation place reveal about her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Beth admits to being jealous of Curt selecting a prostitute to be with even if it is only a farce.

1. What makes Beth jealous in the situation? Use examples from the play to support.

2. Would the play have had the same impact without Beth's jealousy? Why or why not?

3. How does Curt react to Beth's jealousy, and is his reaction appropriate? Use examples from the play to support.

Essay Topic 2

Each piece of literature has a theme.

1. What does theme mean?

2. What is the theme of "Blue Surge"? Use examples from the play to support.

3. Was Gilman affective in portraying her theme? Is there anything she could have done differently that would have impacted the theme in a positive way? What would have impacted the theme in a negative way? Use examples from the play to support.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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