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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. Where does Act 1, sSene 7 take place?

2. How old is Sandy?

3. Why does Curt send Doug home after Heather and Sandy are released from jail?

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

5. What does Curt reveal about his family to Sandy in Act 1, Scene 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why would Heather offer more than just a massage to Doug?

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

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

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

5. Based on Doug's conversation with Curt, will Doug go back to the massage parlor and pay for another form of sex with Heather?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There is a lot of foul language throughout the play by both the men and women.

1. Does the language convey appropriate emotion? Would there have been a different way to express that emotion?

2. How does the language affect the controversial element of the play?

3. What does the language show us about the characters' environment?

Essay Topic 2

The law is a focus in this play, and it is broken in several ways.

1. Which characters break the law and how is it broken?

2. Compare and contrast the laws that were broken. Does one seem to be worse than the others? Why or why not?

3. Are there instances in Curt's character where his stealing seems to be an innate quality? Where and why?

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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