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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. What does the doctor tell the protagonist in Part 2 of "4.48 Psychosis"?

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

3. Who is Billy's old black neighbor in "Skin"?

4. What does Tinker administer to Grace in Scene 12 of "Cleansed"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What character does M take on in the second half of "Crave"? How does A change in Part 2?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Describe the character of Ian in "Blasted". How old is Ian? For what paper is he a journalist? How old is Ian?

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