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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. What does Cate do after fainting in "Blasted"?
2. What refers to a type of journalism that presents little or no legitimate well-researched news and instead uses eye-catching headlines to sell more newspapers?
3. What does Strophe tell Hippolytus that Phaedra has accused him of in Scene 5 of "Phaedra's Love"?
4. What does Hippolytus realize Phaedra's accusation was to him in Scene 5 of "Phaedra's Love"?
5. What does the soldier do after raping and torturing Ian in "Blasted"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the focus of "Blasted" following the soldier's suicide?
2. Describe the setting of "Phaedra's Love". Upon what play is the story based?
3. What conversation takes place between Ian and Cate when they first arrive at the hotel in "Blasted"?
4. What does Strophe tell Hippolytus when she enters in Scene 5 of "Phaedra's Love"? What is his response?
5. What do Carl and Rod represent symbolically in "Cleansed"?
6. What does the public want to do to Hippolytus in Scene 5 of "Phaedra's Love"? What does Hippolytus reveal to Strophe?
7. What does Strophe reveal happened to Phaedra in Scene 5 of "Phaedra's Love"? How does Hippolytus respond?
8. What does Cate do while Ian is in the bathroom in Scene 2 of "Blasted"?
9. Who breaks into the hotel room in Scene 2 of "Blasted"? What does he do?
10. Who visits Hippolytus in Scene 6 of "Phaedra's Love"? What does Hippolytus tell him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the theme of sexual violence in "Blasted". In what other plays in the anthology does this theme take a central role?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the symbolic meaning of the soldier in "Blasted". How does he represent sexual violence in the piece? What was the public reaction to this violence?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the setting of "Cleansed" and the character of Tinker. How is the setting revealed? Through exposition or through visual elements?
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