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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 does Tinker inject Graham in Scene 1 of "Cleansed"?

2. Why does Phaedra seek a doctor regarding Hippolytus in "Phaedra's Love"?

3. What does Ian do after he and Cate arrive at the hotel in "Blasted"?

4. What does Cate bring with her when she returns to the hotel in Scene 4 of "Blasted"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Carl and Rod represent symbolically in "Cleansed"?

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

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

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

5. How is Ian's job illustrated in Scene 1 of "Blasted"? What history between Ian and Cate is revealed through exposition?

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

7. What is the setting of "Blasted"? What characters enter in Scene 1?

8. What does Strophe tell Hippolytus when she enters in Scene 5 of "Phaedra's Love"? What is his response?

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

10. What does Cate do while Ian is in the bathroom in Scene 2 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

Describe the character of Ian in "Blasted". How old is Ian? For what paper is he a journalist? How old is Ian?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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