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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. How is Sandy described?

2. What does Curt reveal about his relationship with Beth to Heather in Act 1, Scene 6?

3. What does Doug tell Curt in Act 1, Scene 7, about Sandy's behavior at a recent party?

4. What does Sandy offer to do if Curt asks her at the end of Act 1, Scene 6?

5. Heather talks with Curt about what happened with her job. How does she find out who he is?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Based on Curt's actions toward Doug in Act 1, Scene 7, does it appear that Curt has feelings for Sandy?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Beth spends a great deal of time encouraging Curt to improve himself and advance his career.

1. Does Beth want Curt to improve and get a promotion because she loves him? Have examples to support.

2. Why does Curt believe that Beth only keeps him around so she can feel good about herself while she looks down on him? Have examples to support.

3. What might be another motive of Beth's that causes her to continue to encourage Curt to get his promotion? Use examples from the play to support.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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