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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. What does Tinker administer to Grace in Scene 12 of "Cleansed"?

2. There are no what in "Crave"?

3. Who browbeats the protagonist for drinking too much and sleeping around in Part 2 of "Crave"?

4. What does the protagonist of "4.48 Psychosis" want to do?

5. What does the doctor tell the protagonist in Part 2 of "4.48 Psychosis"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does C discuss regarding men and sex in Part 2 of "Crave"?

2. What happens at the cafe in "Skin"?

3. What theme is central in the play "4.48 Psychosis"? How does this tie to the other plays of the anthology?

4. What character does M take on in the second half of "Crave"? How does A change in Part 2?

5. Discuss the character dynamic in the first half of "Crave." Who pursues who?

6. In what state does the protagonist awaken in Part 2 of "4.48 Psychosis"?

7. What acts of love are presented in the ending of "Cleansed"?

8. How does the protagonist of "4.48 Psychosis" resemble Sarah Kane?

9. What is the central theme of "Crave"? How is this illustrated through the characters?

10. What plot threads emerge in the second half of "Cleansed"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of sexual desire in "Phaedra's Love". How is the theme of love perverted by Kane?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of "self-inflicted pain" and the actions of Hippolytus in Scenes 6 and 7 of "Phaedra's Love". In what way does Hippolytus seek his own demise?

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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