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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 does Doug know about the new policies at the massage parlor?

2. How can Doug justify what he does to Heather in Act 1, Scene 2?

3. How does Doug feel about the outcome of Heather's arrest?

4. How old is Sandy?

5. What does Doug reveal about his social life to Curt in Act 1, Scene 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. Is Doug a hard worker? Use evidence from Act 1, Scene 7, to support your answer.

2. Are Heather's clothes typical of a massage therapist?

3. Why would Doug strip naked and just stand there waiting for Heather to come back?

4. Why is Beth so intent on Curt pursuing the promotion to lieutenant?

5. What does Curt's love of nature and birds reveal about him?

6. Does Doug have feelings for Heather beyond her prostitution services? Have examples from Act 1, Scene 7, support your answer.

7. Why does Curt want to help Sandy find a new line of work?

8. Why does Curt feel the need to have Sandy over to his apartment?

9. Why would Heather offer more than just a massage to Doug?

10. Based on Curt's actions toward Doug in Act 1, Scene 7, does it appear that Curt has feelings for Sandy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sandy comes home to find her apartment destroyed and chained closed because Heather allowed her friends to have free reign of Sandy's apartment.

1. Should Sandy have to suffer because of Heather's mistakes? Was Sandy partially responsible for what happened to the apartment? Why or why not? Use examples from the play to support.

2. What does Heather's behavior with the apartment show about her character? Use examples from the play to support.

3. How would the story have changed if Heather or Sandy had been more responsible for the apartment? How would this change have impacted the outcome of the play? Use examples from the play to support.

Essay Topic 2

Curt and Beth have a confrontation after Beth finds Curt alone with Sandy. Beth doesn't understand why Curt can talk to Sandy but not to her.

1. Why does Curt feel that he can't talk to Beth? What attracted Curt to Beth in the first place? Was money always an issue? Use examples from the play to support.

2. Is Curt right in his beliefs that If you are poor as a child, you are destined to be poor as an adult? Why or why not? Do the characters in the play seem to support Curt's beliefs? Use examples to support.

3. How would the play have changed if Beth hadn't been included? Is her character important to the theme and impact of the play as a whole? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The title of the play is "Blue Surge."

1. How is it an appropriate title for this play? Use examples to support.

2. Is it still an appropriate title when we meet the characters a year later? Why or why not? Use examples to support.

3. What would need to change in the play so that the title would no longer make sense?

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