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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 does the protagonist imagine waking to find her dead in "4.48 Psychosis"?

2. How long is the film "Skin"?

3. Billy in "Skin" is described as being what?

4. In Scene 8 of "Cleansed", Rod wonders aloud why Carl did what?

5. What sprouts across the stage as Tinker enters in Scene 10 of "Cleansed"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Grace beaten in Scene 10 of "Cleansed"? Who appears to her in this scene?

2. Where do the skinheads cause a brawl in "Skin"? Where does Billy flee?

3. What characters are central in the first half of "Crave"? What do they discuss?

4. What is described in the introduction for "4.48 Psychosis"?

5. What takes place while Billy is at Marcia's apartment in "Skin"?

6. How does "4.48 Psychosis" reflect an Aristotilian aesthetic?

7. What is the central theme of "Crave"? How does this relate to the other works in the anthology?

8. Why does Kane cite the atrocities of the world in "4.48 Psychosis"? How does this relate to other plays of the anthology?

9. How does Tinker attempt to help Grace in the second half of "Cleansed"?

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

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

Discuss the theme of mutilation in the play "Cleansed". How does this theme relate to the other plays in the anthology?

Essay Topic 3

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

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