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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 do square brackets within the play indicate?

2. John remarks that he had had a long night due to undertaking what activity?

3. What weather is happening throughout Scene Two?

4. The character notes indicate that Eddie "would have made a great" (7) what?

5. Scene Two takes place within what month?

Short Essay Questions

1. What suggestions does Eddie have for Ani the second he walks into her new accessible apartment?

2. In what ways is Scene Two similar to Scene One, in terms of theme and structure?

3. What does Eddie do for a living?

4. What evidence lies within Scene Two that suggests that Ani has hope of regaining her physical proclivities?

5. What impetus has brought Eddie to the bar in Brooklyn?

6. What is one theme represented within one of the three quotes within the Epigraph section?

7. What story does Jess finally tell John to placate him?

8. What is the significance of Eddie's comment that he could hold off on the divorce papers?

9. What had been the reason for Eddie losing his last job?

10. What is the symbolism of the light therapy box discussed in Scene Two?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Martyna Majok begins the play with three different quotes making up the Epigraphs section of the text. Explain how the contents of Epigraphs section relate to the play and how they reflect the play's major themes.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the playwright’s purpose for situating the story of Cost of Living among the coldest winter months.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Martyna Majok's choice to eschew physical descriptions of characters within the stage directions and casting notes in favor of opting for the instruction, “Please assemble a cast that looks like North Jersey and its beautiful diversity” (6).

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