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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 Curt want to do after he retires from the police force?

2. What kind of massage does Curt imply he is looking for from Sandy?

3. Where are Curt and Beth headed for the evening in Act 1, Scene 4?

4. What information is Sandy waiting for at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 3?

5. What does Beth encourage Curt to do about his career?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Is their evidence in Act 1, Scene 6, to support the fact that Sandy and Curt are attracted to each other as more than just friends?

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

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

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

6. Why is Sandy arrested?

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

8. What does Sandy's relaxation place reveal about her?

9. Are Curt and Beth in love?

10. Before the massage starts, Sandy has Curt sign a paper. Should Curt sign the paper, or is signing it foreshadowing bad things to come?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The law is a focus in this play, and it is broken in several ways.

1. Which characters break the law and how is it broken?

2. Compare and contrast the laws that were broken. Does one seem to be worse than the others? Why or why not?

3. Are there instances in Curt's character where his stealing seems to be an innate quality? Where and why?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Curt and Sandy discuss how they feel like they are watching themselves while alone in the state park.

1. What do they mean be this statement? How can someone watch themselves?

2. What does this quality reveal about both characters? Use examples from the play to support.

3. Do any elements about Doug and Sandy suggest that they understand how to watch themselves? Have examples from the play to support.

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