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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. What does Strophe say the public wants to do to Hippolytus in Scene 5 of "Phaedra's Love"?
(a) Worship him.
(b) Lynch him.
(c) Celebrate him.
(d) Crown him king.

2. How did Sarah Kane die?
(a) Execution.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Car accident.
(d) Suicide.

3. What happens to Ian's eyes in "Blasted"?
(a) The soldier eats them.
(b) The soldier flushes them down the toilet.
(c) The soldier throws them out the window.
(d) The soldier stomps them into the carpet.

4. What does Phaedra eventually tell Hippolytus in Scene 4 of "Phaedra's Love"?
(a) He will never be king.
(b) He is adopted.
(c) She hates him.
(d) She loves him.

5. What does Graham ask Tinker to do in Scene 1 of "Cleansed"?
(a) Give him an overdose.
(b) Kill somebody.
(c) Give him oral sex.
(d) Move away with him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cate do when Ian invites her to breakfast in Scene 2 of "Blasted"?

2. What is the name of the boyfriend Cate claims to have in "Blasted"?

3. What does Cate bring with her when she returns to the hotel in Scene 4 of "Blasted"?

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

5. What does Ian do after he and Cate arrive at the hotel in "Blasted"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the setting at the beginning of Scene 3 of "Blasted." What does the soldier ask Ian?

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

3. Who breaks into the hotel room in Scene 2 of "Blasted"? What does he do?

4. What is Ian's response when the soldier asks him to report his stories? What does the soldier then do?

5. How does Ian restrain Cate in the room in Scene 2 of "Blasted"? What does he say to make her stay?

6. Describe the setting of "Phaedra's Love". Upon what play is the story based?

7. What is the setting of "Blasted"? What characters enter in Scene 1?

8. What are Carl and Rod discussing in Scene 2 of "Cleansed"?

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

10. How does Hippolytus take on the role of protagonist in "Phaedra's Love"?

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