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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 what room does Scene 12 of "Cleansed" take place?

2. Over breakfast, Billy comments on the ingredients of what in "Skin"?

3. In the final moments of "Crave", C begins to accept what?

4. Who does Billy repeatedly hit with a brick until the police arrive in "Skin"?

5. What does A speak in the final moments of "Crave"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. For whom did Kane write "Skin"? Who is the film's central character?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the plot structure of "Phaedra's Love". How traditional is the structure? Where is the exposition, rising action, climax and denouement?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the relationship between Strophe and Hippolytus in "Phaedra's Love". Is this element reflected in Seneca's play?

Essay Topic 3

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

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