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

2. What is Doug's advice to Curt about his life?

3. What are Curt's feelings about why Beth agreed to marry him?

4. What has Curt been doing all day in Act 2, Scene 2?

5. When does Sandy go to Curt in Act 1, Scene 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sandy react when Beth arrives at Curt's apartment and finds her there? Have examples from Act 2, Scene 1, support your answer.

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

3. How does Curt feel about Sandy arriving at this apartment in the middle of the night?

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

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

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

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

8. 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?

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

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

The title of the play is "Blue Surge," and there is a song that Curt likes that is titled "Blue Serge."

1. What does "Surge" mean? What does "Serge" mean? What is the difference between the two titles?

2. What did the song "Blue Serge" mean to Curt when he thought the title was "Blue Surge"?

3. How is the title "Blue Surge" appropriate for this play? Use examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Curt and Beth have a confrontation after Beth finds Curt alone with Sandy. Beth doesn't understand why Curt can talk to Sandy but not to her.

1. Why does Curt feel that he can't talk to Beth? What attracted Curt to Beth in the first place? Was money always an issue? Use examples from the play to support.

2. Is Curt right in his beliefs that If you are poor as a child, you are destined to be poor as an adult? Why or why not? Do the characters in the play seem to support Curt's beliefs? Use examples to support.

3. How would the play have changed if Beth hadn't been included? Is her character important to the theme and impact of the play as a whole? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The title of the play is "Blue Surge."

1. How is it an appropriate title for this play? Use examples to support.

2. Is it still an appropriate title when we meet the characters a year later? Why or why not? Use examples to support.

3. What would need to change in the play so that the title would no longer make sense?

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