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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. When Cate passes out in Scene 2 of "Blasted", Ian masturbates while doing what?

2. What is Ian drinking in the opening of Scene 2 of "Blasted"?

3. What does the doctor say Hippolytus needs to do in Scene 2 of "Phaedra's Love"?

4. What does Cate do when Ian invites her to breakfast in Scene 2 of "Blasted"?

5. What does Ian do after he and Cate arrive at the hotel in "Blasted"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What elements of the setting are revealed in greater detail in Scene 2 of "Blasted"?

2. Why does Phaedra consult a doctor about Hippolytus in Scene 2 of "Phaedra's Love"?

3. Who does Grace meet with in Scene 3 of "Cleansed"? Where do they meet?

4. What aspects of Ian's personality are revealed in Scene 2 of "Blasted"?

5. Who visits Hippolytus in Scene 6 of "Phaedra's Love"? What does Hippolytus tell him?

6. What is Ian's response when the soldier asks him to report his stories? What does the soldier then do?

7. How does the soldier describe his girlfriend's death in Scene 3 of "Blasted"?

8. What is Hippolytus doing in the beginning of Scene 4 of "Phaedra's Love"? What does Phaedra enter with?

9. What is Sarah Kane's purpose in showing such graphic violence in "Blasted"?

10. How many works are included in Sarah Kane: Complete Plays? What themes tie the works together?

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 character of Cate in "Blasted". What is Cate's objective in coming to the hotel with Ian? How old is she?

Essay Topic 3

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"?

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