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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. Who was Hippolytus' former lover in "Phaedra's Love"?

2. What season is it in Scene 2 of "Cleansed"?

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

4. In Scene 8 of "Phaedra's Love", Theseus riles the crowd by suggesting that Hippolytus may be what?

5. How did Phaedra die in "Phaedra's Love"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Strophe reveal happened to Phaedra in Scene 5 of "Phaedra's Love"? How does Hippolytus respond?

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

3. Why does Phaedra consult a doctor about Hippolytus in Scene 2 of "Phaedra's Love"?

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

5. What conversation takes place between Ian and Cate when they first arrive at the hotel in "Blasted"?

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

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

8. Who does Grace meet with in Scene 3 of "Cleansed"? Where do they meet?

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

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

Describe the character of Grace in "Cleansed". What characters in the other plays of the anthology is Grace comparable to? How?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the setting of "Cleansed" and the character of Tinker. How is the setting revealed? Through exposition or through visual elements?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of impossibility of human connection in "Crave". How is this theme reflected in the other works in the anthology?

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