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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 playing in the background at the beginning of Act 2?

2. Why is Curt upset at Sandy in Act 2, Scene 2?

3. In Act 2, Scene 5, what does Curt hope will happen with his relationship with Sandy?

4. How does Curt handle Beth's reaction to Sandy being in the apartment?

5. Why couldn't Curt find Sandy in Act 2, Scene 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Curt react toward Sandy once he finds out where she has been in Act 2, Scene 2, and what has she been doing?

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

3. How have Doug and Curt switched roles? Support your answer with evidence from the play.

4. In Act 2, Scene 4, why is Curt so upset about the raid?

5. 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?

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

7. At the end of Act 1, Scene 8, what made Sandy change her mind about letting Curt help her find a new job?

8. What evidence in the play supports Curt's decision to go after Sandy instead of staying at the apartment and talking with Beth?

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sandy and Heather are both prostitutes, but Sandy is the only one who continues with prostitution through the end of the play. They also have a friendship that has its ups and downs.

1. Why does Heather stop being a prostitute? Did it surprise you that Heather was the one who chose a family life and Sandy continued being a prostitute?

2. Are Heather and Sandy better friends at the beginning or the end of the play? Have examples from the play to support your answer.

3. Would you like to have either Heather or Sandy as a friend? Have examples from the play to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Sandy comes home to find her apartment destroyed and chained closed because Heather allowed her friends to have free reign of Sandy's apartment.

1. Should Sandy have to suffer because of Heather's mistakes? Was Sandy partially responsible for what happened to the apartment? Why or why not? Use examples from the play to support.

2. What does Heather's behavior with the apartment show about her character? Use examples from the play to support.

3. How would the story have changed if Heather or Sandy had been more responsible for the apartment? How would this change have impacted the outcome of the play? 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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