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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. Who does Billy repeatedly hit with a brick until the police arrive in "Skin"?

2. What does A speak in the final moments of "Crave"?

3. How long is the film "Skin"?

4. Who does the protagonist imagine waking to find her dead in "4.48 Psychosis"?

5. Where does Scene 10 of "Cleansed" take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the protagonist of "4.48 Psychosis" resemble Sarah Kane?

2. What character does M take on in the second half of "Crave"? How does A change in Part 2?

3. What characters are central in the first half of "Crave"? What do they discuss?

4. What plot threads emerge in the second half of "Cleansed"?

5. What happens at the cafe in "Skin"?

6. How does the protagonist of "4.48 Psychosis" describe death? What treatment does she describe in her past?

7. Discuss the setting of "Crave." How does the setting evoke the play's themes?

8. For whom did Kane write "Skin"? Who is the film's central character?

9. Where do the skinheads cause a brawl in "Skin"? Where does Billy flee?

10. What takes place while Billy is at Marcia's apartment in "Skin"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the life and career of Sarah Kane. How many plays of Kane's were produced during her lifetime?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of mutilation in the play "Cleansed". How does this theme relate to the other plays in the anthology?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the character of Ian in "Blasted". How old is Ian? For what paper is he a journalist? How old is Ian?

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