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

2. What does Curt say in Act 1, Scene 8, that Sandy interprets as the meanest thing anyone has ever said to her?

3. Where does Act 2, Scene 5, take place?

4. How does Beth react to Sandy being in Curt's apartment at the beginning of Act 2?

5. Why does Beth come to Curt's apartment in Act 2, Scene 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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.

7. What about Sandy's personality makes her horrified at Curt stealing the money? Use examples from the play to support your answer.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

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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