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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. Who cuts off Carl's hands in Scene 8 of "Cleansed"?

3. What does C do every time A gushes about his love and desire for her in "Crave"?

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

5. What young skinhead girl opens the door to Billy in "Skin"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Seneca's play Phaedra and the character of Hippolytus. How is Hippolytus described in Seneca's play? How does he differ in "Phaedra's Love"?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the setting of "Blasted" and its inspiration from the Bosnian/Serbian conflicts during the 1990s. How many "rape camps" were instilled during this time?

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