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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. In Part 2 of "4.48 Psychosis", the protagonist lists a series of goals, including better self-understanding and what?
2. What refers to people native to the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region known as Kurdistan, which includes adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey?
3. What refers to that possessing knowledge, especially esoteric knowledge of spiritual matters?
4. What does Billy show a little black boy in the cafe at breakfast in "Skin"?
5. In Part 1 of "Crave", M describes getting drunk and sleeping with strangers until what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What plot threads emerge in the second half of "Cleansed"?
2. For whom did Kane write "Skin"? Who is the film's central character?
3. What happens at the cafe in "Skin"?
4. What theme is central in the play "4.48 Psychosis"? How does this tie to the other plays of the anthology?
5. Why does Kane cite the atrocities of the world in "4.48 Psychosis"? How does this relate to other plays of the anthology?
6. Discuss the setting of "Crave." How does the setting evoke the play's themes?
7. What characters are central in the first half of "Crave"? What do they discuss?
8. How does Tinker attempt to help Grace in the second half of "Cleansed"?
9. How does the protagonist of "4.48 Psychosis" describe death? What treatment does she describe in her past?
10. What acts of love are presented in the ending of "Cleansed"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Define the literary and dramatic terms "objective," "obstacle," "action," and "conflict." How do each of these apply in Scene 2 in "Blasted"?
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 and discuss the plot structure of "Blasted". Who is the protagonist of the play? How is this indicated?
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