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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years of sobriety does ChutesAndLadders tell Orangutan that he has?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 10.

2. What is the one thing in life that frightens ChutesAndLadders more than the ocean?
(a) Being alone.
(b) Death.
(c) His mother's death.
(d) A relapse.

3. What is NOT one thing that Organgutan says makes sense to her now that she is in Japan?
(a) The schoolgirls with their shy smiles.
(b) The noodles in the soup.
(c) Her own existence.
(d) The woodpecker outside her window.

4. For how long did Orangutan live in the country of her birth before she was adopted and moved to Maine?
(a) 8 months.
(b) 8 days.
(c) 8 weeks.
(d) 8 years.

5. In HaikuMom's first online haiku poem of the play, what does she suggest people on the forum do when they get restless?
(a) Speak words of kindness to a friend.
(b) Go for a stroll by the river.
(c) Write a haiku of their own.
(d) Buy a flower, water it, and watch it bloom.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is ChutesAndLadders?

2. How are Ginny and Odessa related?

3. Where do Yazmin and Elliot plan to travel after Ginny's funeral to spread her ashes?

4. What number wedding anniversary is Fountainhead set to celebrate with his wife the day following his first log-in to the addiction support forum?

5. When Elliot meets Yazmin at the flower shop what activity has he been doing that is making him walk with a limp?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is ironic about Yazmin's purported hatred of public speaking?

2. Explain the significance of Odessa/Haikumom's haiku that she posts on the Addiction Support forum in Scene Two.

3. How does Odessa/Haikumom handle her job as site administrator and what are her duties?

4. How does Odessa/Haikumom's reaction to John/Fountainhead's first post contrast with the reactions of the other regular forum members?

5. What is the reason for Clay/ChutesandLadders' surprise at Madeleine/Orangutan's appearance in the Addiction Support forum in Scene Two?

6. What do the stage directions say the actors should be doing while chatting online with one another?

7. What is the significance of the Ghost breathing on Elliot at the end of Scene 6 and knocking him down?

8. What label does Clay/ChutesandLadders insist that John/Fountainhead apply to himself and why does he insist on this admission?

9. What new information does the audience learn about John/Fountainhead within Scene 6 during his second appearance on the Addiction Support forum?

10. How does Elliot try to lessen the pain caused by his wounded leg now that he no longer takes pain medication?

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