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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 Ian toss onto the bed before going to the bathroom in Scene 2 of "Blasted"?

2. In Scene 8 of "Phaedra's Love", Theseus riles the crowd by suggesting that Hippolytus may be what?

3. When was Sarah Kane born?

4. Who is a violent racist tabloid reporter in "Blasted"?

5. Hippolytus asks Phaedra when the last time she did what in Scene 4 of "Phaedra's Love"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the setting of "Blasted"? What characters enter in Scene 1?

2. What does Phaedra tell Hippolytus in Scene 4 of "Phaedra's Love"? What is his response?

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

4. What is the symbolic and thematic center of "Cleansed"?

5. What do Carl and Rod represent symbolically in "Cleansed"?

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

7. What does Strophe reveal happened to Phaedra in Scene 5 of "Phaedra's Love"? How does Hippolytus respond?

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

9. How does Tinker's character evolve in "Cleansed"? What is his central objective?

10. How does Hippolytus take on the role of protagonist in "Phaedra's Love"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define the literary and dramatic terms "objective," "obstacle," "action," and "conflict." How do each of these apply in Scene 2 in "Blasted"?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of impossibility of human connection in "Crave". How is this theme reflected in the other works in the anthology?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of sexual violence in "Blasted". In what other plays in the anthology does this theme take a central role?

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