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

2. How does Sandy respond to Curt's news about his relationship with Beth?

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

4. How does Doug feel about the outcome of Heather's arrest?

5. How does Beth feel about Curt being at the massage parlor?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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 character in the play is unique and different in their actions, statements and theories.

1. Do any of the characters have moral values? Why or why not? What are the values the characters have? Use examples from the play to support.

2. If the characters had had different values -- like Sandy having the same beliefs and values as the Christian Coalition -- would the play have had a different tone or theme? Why or why not?

3. Do the characters' values change from the beginning of the play to the end? How? Use examples to support.

Essay Topic 3

Curt is desperate to help Sandy have a different life and career even after she has told him that she doesn't want to change and has returned to prostitution. He thinks she does what she does because she has had a stroke of bad luck but can change things for the better.

1. Is Sandy a prostitute because she has had bad luck? What luck has caused her to travel down the road of prostitution? Does she ever show any desire to be something else? Use examples from the play to support.

2. What is Curt's motivation behind his desperate attempt to get her out of prostitution? Is he selfless or selfish? Have examples from the book to support.

3. Could Sandy change her lifestyle if she wanted to? What are some things that Sandy would be able to do that would earn her as much money? Be sure to support your answers with examples from the play.

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