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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. Where are Graham and Tinker in Scene 1 of "Cleansed"?

2. What does the doctor say Hippolytus needs to do in Scene 2 of "Phaedra's Love"?

3. Where was Sarah Kane born?

4. What does the soldier confiscate in addition to Ian's passport in Scene 2 of "Blasted"?

5. What does Cate report about Leeds in Scene 4 of "Blasted"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Ian's principle objective in Scene 1 of "Blasted"? What tactics does he employ?

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

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

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

5. What does Cate do while Ian is in the bathroom in Scene 2 of "Blasted"?

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

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

8. How many works are included in Sarah Kane: Complete Plays? What themes tie the works together?

9. What elements of the setting are revealed in greater detail in Scene 2 of "Blasted"?

10. How does the soldier describe his girlfriend's death in Scene 3 of "Blasted"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the setting of "Blasted" and its inspiration from the Bosnian/Serbian conflicts during the 1990s. How many "rape camps" were instilled during this time?

Essay Topic 2

Define the literary and dramatic terms "objective," "obstacle," "action," and "conflict." How do each of these apply in Scene 2 in "Blasted"?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the character of Cate in "Blasted". What is Cate's objective in coming to the hotel with Ian? How old is she?

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