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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. How did Sandy's apartment get in the state Curt finds it in during Act 2, Scene 2?

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

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

4. When does Act 2, Scene 1, take place?

5. What does Sandy tell Curt about what had been broken at the party at her apartment?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Is there evidence in the play to support the idea that Curt's stealing may be related to his past?

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. 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

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

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 3

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?

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