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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. When Hippolytus emerges in Scene 8 of "Phaedra's Love", Theseus kisses him and does what?
2. What does Ian eat before dying in Scene 5 of "Blasted"?
3. What does Ian do to quiet Cate from begging him not to answer the door in Scene 2 of "Blasted"?
4. What does Ian ask Cate to find and give to him in Scene 4 of "Blasted"?
5. What does Hippolytus tell Phaedra will happen if they sleep together in Scene 4 of "Phaedra's Love"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Strophe do when she discovers who Phaedra is infatuated with in "Phaedra's Love"?
2. What elements of the setting are revealed in greater detail in Scene 2 of "Blasted"?
3. In what way does the soldier torture Ian after raping him in Scene 3 of "Blasted"?
4. What is the setting of "Blasted"? What characters enter in Scene 1?
5. Discuss the staging of "Phaedra's Love." What elements would make staging difficult?
6. Who visits Hippolytus in Scene 6 of "Phaedra's Love"? What does Hippolytus tell him?
7. What does Cate do while Ian is in the bathroom in Scene 2 of "Blasted"?
8. How does Hippolytus take on the role of protagonist in "Phaedra's Love"?
9. Describe the setting of "Phaedra's Love". Upon what play is the story based?
10. What takes place in the opening of Scene 2 of "Blasted"? How much time elapsed from Scene 1?
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 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 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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