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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 excuse does Ian give for not calling Cate in Scene 2 of "Blasted"?
(a) He lost his phone.
(b) He was out of town.
(c) He had to work.
(d) His phone is bugged by the government.

2. What is Ian doing in the opening of Scene 2 of "Blasted"?
(a) Watching television.
(b) Reading the paper.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Playing cards.

3. Who is the prince in "Phaedra's Love"?
(a) Strophe.
(b) Theseus.
(c) Phaedra.
(d) Hippolytus.

4. Who does the soldier say raped and murdered his girlfriend?
(a) Another soldier.
(b) His brother.
(c) Ian.
(d) His father.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the soldier urinate in Scene 2 of "Blasted"?

2. What does Hippolytus tell Phaedra will happen if they sleep together in Scene 4 of "Phaedra's Love"?

3. When talking to the soldier in Scene 3 of "Blasted", Ian claims not to be English but what?

4. How did Phaedra die in "Phaedra's Love"?

5. Where does Scene 8 of "Phaedra's Love" take place?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does the public want to do to Hippolytus in Scene 5 of "Phaedra's Love"? What does Hippolytus reveal to Strophe?

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

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

6. Describe the dynamic between Ian and Cate in Scene 1 of "Blasted." How are these characters different?

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

8. Who visits Hippolytus in Scene 6 of "Phaedra's Love"? What does Hippolytus tell him?

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

10. What does Strophe do when she discovers who Phaedra is infatuated with in "Phaedra's Love"?

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