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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. Why does Phaedra seek a doctor regarding Hippolytus in "Phaedra's Love"?

2. What does Tinker give Grace before leaving in Scene 3 of "Cleansed"?

3. Ian claims in Scene 2 of "Blasted" that every awful thing he has done was for what?

4. What does Cate bring with her when she returns to the hotel in Scene 4 of "Blasted"?

5. What does the soldier do with Ian's gun in Scene 3 of "Blasted"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is Ian's job illustrated in Scene 1 of "Blasted"? What history between Ian and Cate is revealed through exposition?

4. What takes place in the opening of Scene 2 of "Blasted"? How much time elapsed from Scene 1?

5. Describe the setting of "Phaedra's Love". Upon what play is the story based?

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

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

8. How does Ian restrain Cate in the room in Scene 2 of "Blasted"? What does he say to make her stay?

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

10. What does Strophe tell Hippolytus when she enters in Scene 5 of "Phaedra's Love"? What is his response?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the plot structure of "Blasted". Who is the protagonist of the play? How is this indicated?

Essay Topic 2

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"?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the character of Grace in "Cleansed". What characters in the other plays of the anthology is Grace comparable to? How?

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