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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. In "4.48 Psychosis," the protagonist laments the fact that her mind is forever disconnected from what?
(a) Her soul.
(b) Her body.
(c) Her spirit.
(d) Her love.

2. Where does the protagonist of "4.48 Psychosis" always wander into, hoping to see her doctor?
(a) A pub.
(b) A grocery store.
(c) A bookstore.
(d) A library.

3. The dynamic of C and who has reversed in Part 2 of "Crave"?
(a) X.
(b) B.
(c) M.
(d) A.

4. What refers to having the form and musical quality of a song, and especially the character of a song-like outpouring of the poet's own thoughts and feelings, as distinguished from epic and dramatic?
(a) Lyrical.
(b) Rockin'.
(c) Sonnet.
(d) Poetic.

5. How many aspirin does the protagonist down with a bottle of wine in "4.48 Psychosis"?
(a) 100.
(b) 38.
(c) 12.
(d) 74.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the protagonist of "4.48 Psychosis" want to do?

2. The character C in "Crave" no longer speaks to whom?

3. In Scene 9 of "Cleansed", the Woman says she will be Tinker's friend if he does what?

4. Who is Billy's old black neighbor in "Skin"?

5. What does A speak in the final moments of "Crave"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Kane cite the atrocities of the world in "4.48 Psychosis"? How does this relate to other plays of the anthology?

2. For whom did Kane write "Skin"? Who is the film's central character?

3. How does Tinker attempt to help Grace in the second half of "Cleansed"?

4. What happens at the cafe in "Skin"?

5. What plot threads emerge in the second half of "Cleansed"?

6. What theme is central in the play "4.48 Psychosis"? How does this tie to the other plays of the anthology?

7. Discuss the character dynamic in the first half of "Crave." Who pursues who?

8. What does the play "4.48 Psychosis" begin with in its opening? What is the protagonist's objective?

9. What does C discuss regarding men and sex in Part 2 of "Crave"?

10. In what state does the protagonist awaken in Part 2 of "4.48 Psychosis"?

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