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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. Ian claims in Scene 2 of "Blasted" that every awful thing he has done was for what?

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

3. What sexually transmitted disease does Hippolytus tell Phaedra he has in "Phaedra's Love"?

4. 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?

5. What does Tinker tell Grace the university did with Graham's clothing after he died in Scene 3 of "Cleansed"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Hippolytus doing in the beginning of Scene 4 of "Phaedra's Love"? What does Phaedra enter with?

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

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

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

6. What takes place in the opening of Scene 2 of "Blasted"? How much time elapsed from Scene 1?

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

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

9. What is the focus of "Blasted" following the soldier's suicide?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss and describe the characters of Carl and Rod in the narrative as well as the theme of forbidden love. How do Carl and Rod represent this theme?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the plot structure of "Phaedra's Love". How traditional is the structure? Where is the exposition, rising action, climax and denouement?

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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