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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 the source of Doug being upset in Act 2, Scene 4?

2. How did Sandy's apartment get in the state Curt finds it in during Act 2, Scene 2?

3. Why does Doug believe that the police force is raiding the massage parlor in Act 2, Scene 4?

4. What brought Sandy to Curt in Act 1, Scene 8?

5. Why is Curt helping Sandy in Act 2, Scene 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Beth tell Curt in Act 2, Scene 3, that he needs to do regarding his childhood? Is there any evidence from the play to support her suggestion?

2. In Act 2, Scene 4, Doug is very upset about the possibility of people being arrested during the raid at he massage parlor. What are the reasons for his feelings?

3. In Act 2, Scene 6, how does Doug encourage Curt?

4. In Act 2, Scene 5, what is Curt trying to do by showing up to warn Sandy and give her money?

5. Based on the description of the Act 2, Scene 1, setting, what can we assume about Curt and Sandy's sleeping arrangements?

6. Where does Sandy go to for help before returning to her apartment to find the padlocked door in Act 2, Scene 2? What happens when she gets there?

7. How does Curt react to Beth's suggestion that he move past his childhood in Act 2, Scene 3?

8. Is there evidence in Act 2,Scene 1, to justify Beth being upset that Sandy is wearing Curt's clothes and has obviously been sleeping at the apartment?

9. Is there evidence in the play to support the idea that Curt's stealing may be related to his past?

10. In Act 2, Scene 5, what are Curt's reasons for stealing the money for Sandy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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.

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