Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What make and model is the car that ChutesAndLadders is trying to sell?
2. What is the address of Odessa's house?
3. What does Orangutan use as a pillow while spending the night on the train platform in Sapporo?
4. What reason does ChutesAndLadders give for discouraging Orangutan from visiting her birth parents?
5. For how many months does Elliot reveal to Yazmin that his struggle with a severe addiction to pain medication lasted?
Short Essay Questions
1. After Elliot angrily tells the story of Mary Lou's death, what does Odessa/Haikumom do that foreshadows her coming relapse?
2. What wrong assumption does John/Fountainhead make based on Odessa/Haikumom's appearance?
3. Why does John/Fountainhead lie about how he knows Odessa/Haikumom when meeting Elliot and Yazmin?
4. What subject does John/Fountainhead try to avoid by making small talk about Puerto Rico?
5. What kinds of qualities does the audience surmise about Ginny's character through hearing Elliot and Yaz deliver her eulogy?
6. What is the playwright's purpose in having three different scenes play out at the same time in Scene Eleven?
7. What is the significance of Odessa/Haikumom's whereabouts and actions during the time her sister Ginny's funeral is taking place across town?
8. What does Odessa/Haikumom say to John/Fountainhead that causes him to say, "Fuck you" (62) and to start to leave the diner?
9. What are the main tenets of Odessa/Haikumom's advice to John/Fountainhead when they meet for the first time in person at the diner?
10. How does Scene Eleven display characteristics of the plot arc phase of rising action?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explicate how the theme of redemption is presented within the play's narrative. Who is in need of redemption, who achieves redemption by the end of the play, and who needs to fall even further toward rock bottom in order to be eligible for redemption? Create a claim pertaining to the theme of redemption and back it up using concrete details from the play.
Essay Topic 2
Explicate the playwright's use of the mother archetype within the play's events. What different types of mothers are portrayed and what is the ultimate message the playwright is sending concerning motherhood? Use examples and concrete details from the play to support your points.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the motif of water within Water by the Spoonful. In what instances does water emerge, what patterns are present in its emergence, and what messages are sent through its overall portrayal? Use concrete details from the play to support your points.
|
This section contains 1,200 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
