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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. Where does Scene 11 of "Cleansed" take place?

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

3. Which characters are women in "Crave"?

4. There are no what in "Crave"?

5. What does Billy show a little black boy in the cafe at breakfast in "Skin"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is B's central role in "Crave"? What does he express in the ending?

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

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

4. What does the play "4.48 Psychosis" begin with in its opening? What is the protagonist's objective?

5. Discuss the setting of "Crave." How does the setting evoke the play's themes?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the characters of Phaedra and Strophe in "Phaedra's Love". What is Phaedra's objective in the play? What obstacles does she face?

Essay Topic 2

Define the literary and dramatic terms "objective," "obstacle," "action," and "conflict." How do each of these apply in Scene 2 in "Blasted"?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of sexual violence in "Blasted". In what other plays in the anthology does this theme take a central role?

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