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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. How long is the film "Skin"?

2. Who does the protagonist of "4.48 Psychosis" prophesy is dead?

3. The depression of the protagonist in "4.48 Psychosis" renders her unable to do anything, even sex or what?

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

5. There are no what in "Crave"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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 and discuss the plot structure of "Blasted". Who is the protagonist of the play? How is this indicated?

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