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

2. Why was Sandy so inappropriate at the party at her apartment?

3. What does Sandy reveal to Curt about her graduation day?

4. What interrupts the conversation between Curt and Sandy in Act 2, Scene 5?

5. Why does the piece that was broken at the party upset Sandy so much?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. 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?

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

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

5. Is there evidence to support Curt holding Beth's middle-class upbringing against her in Act 2, Scene 3?

6. Is there evidence to support the fact that Curt may be in some trouble after stealing the money?

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

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

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. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Curt and Sandy both had difficult childhoods.

1. Is Sandy a prostitute because of her upbringing? Would she have been a prostitute regardless of past?

2. Did Curt steal the money because his father was a robber? Would he have stolen that money regardless of his father's influence?

3. Are the other characters in the play a product of their parents' upbringing? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Prostitution is a key element in the play, and the sexual favors the women offer are frequently described.

1. Does the topic of prostitution make this play controversial? Why?

2. Are the Christian Coalition people right in protesting around the massage parlor in an effort to end prostitution in their community, or should they leave the women alone and allow them to earn a living?

3. Is prostitution something that is prevalent in society today?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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