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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many plays did Sarah Kane complete in her lifetime?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 13.
(d) 7.

2. Robin tells Grace he is trying to become stable to return where in Scene 3 of "Cleansed"?
(a) His father's.
(b) His mother's.
(c) His uncle's.
(d) His grandmothers.

3. What is Hippolytus playing with in the opening of Scene 4 of "Phaedra's Love"?
(a) A dog.
(b) A remote-controlled car.
(c) A basketball.
(d) A video game.

4. What is referred to as one of the far reaches of the realm in Scene 8 of "Phaedra's Love"?
(a) Fog Manor.
(b) Newcastle.
(c) Fairhaven.
(d) Mount Wisdom.

5. What is Hippolytus doing while watching watching television in Scene 1 of "Phaedra's Love"?
(a) Eating tacos.
(b) Drinking a martini.
(c) Eating hamburgers.
(d) Playing chess.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Scene 3 of "Cleansed" take place?

2. Where is the hotel room in which "Blasted" takes place?

3. When Hippolytus emerges in Scene 8 of "Phaedra's Love", Theseus kisses him and does what?

4. When the soldier demands that Ian, as a journalist, report the atrocities he has told him in "Blasted", what does Ian reply?

5. What was the name of the soldier's girlfriend in "Blasted"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Sarah Kane's purpose in showing such graphic violence in "Blasted"?

2. What aspects of Ian's personality are revealed in Scene 2 of "Blasted"?

3. What does Strophe tell Hippolytus when she enters in Scene 5 of "Phaedra's Love"? What is his response?

4. What does Strophe reveal happened to Phaedra in Scene 5 of "Phaedra's Love"? How does Hippolytus respond?

5. In what way does the soldier torture Ian after raping him in Scene 3 of "Blasted"?

6. What is Hippolytus doing in the beginning of Scene 4 of "Phaedra's Love"? What does Phaedra enter with?

7. What is the central theme of "Phaedra's Love"?

8. What is the focus of "Blasted" following the soldier's suicide?

9. How does Tinker's character evolve in "Cleansed"? What is his central objective?

10. Why does Phaedra consult a doctor about Hippolytus in Scene 2 of "Phaedra's Love"?

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