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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 does Curt think the title "Blue Serge" means?

2. What does Curt reveal to Doug and Heather about Sandy and Heather's apartment in Act 2, Scene 2?

3. What does Curt tell Sandy about his feelings over losing Beth?

4. Why is Doug upset about the massage parlor raid?

5. In Act 2, Scene 2, why didn't Curt look for Sandy at the massage parlor?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Curt upset Sandy in Act 1, Scene 8? Is there evidence in the same scene that Curt's intentions weren't to hurt her?

2. Is there evidence in the play to support Doug's feeling that Heather might be faking her interest in him?

3. In Act 2, Scene 6, when does Curt realize he has made a terrible mistake?

4. In Act 2, Scene 4, what does Curt tell Doug is the reason that makes it so easy for Curt and Beth to end a four-year relationship?

5. Sandy's mother has been married five times. Why was the death of one of those husbands so upsetting to her?

6. What evidence from Act 2, Scene 2, supports the fact that Doug seems interested in Heather as more than just a prostitute?

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

8. Does Curt have any real reason to feel like Beth keeps him around so she can feel good about herself? Use evidence from the play to support your answer.

9. 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?

10. How does Heather react to what has happened with Sandy's apartment?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Doug and Curt are both police officers but do not perform their jobs in the same way. They are also friends throughout the play.

1. Compare and contrast Doug's work ethic and technique to Curt's work ethic and technique.

2. Evaluate Doug and Curt's friendship. Are they both good friends to each other? Who is the better friend?

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

Essay Topic 3

Curt keeps insisting that Sandy find a new job even though she keeps telling him that she is happy being a prostitute.

1. Curt doesn't insist that any of the other characters find a new job. What about Sandy makes Curt feel compelled to help her?

2. If Sandy had had a wealthy upbringing like Beth and was still a prostitute, would Curt still feel so compelled to help her?

3. What is Curt's subconscious reasoning behind his insistence that Sandy find a new career? Have examples to support.

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