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

2. The protagonist of "4.48 Psychosis" reasons that only those who believe in God are considered what?

3. Who represents the damaging male figure that wounded C in "Crave"?

4. In contrast to A, B is more what in "Crave"?

5. Where does Scene 10 of "Cleansed" take place?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How does the protagonist of "4.48 Psychosis" describe death? What treatment does she describe in her past?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the life and career of Sarah Kane. How many plays of Kane's were produced during her lifetime?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the setting of "Cleansed" and the character of Tinker. How is the setting revealed? Through exposition or through visual elements?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss and describe the characters of Carl and Rod in the narrative as well as the theme of forbidden love. How do Carl and Rod represent this theme?

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