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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 items does Ani discover Eddie's girlfriend is about to bring to Eddie when he is still in Ani's apartment?
2. In what way is John's appearance described just before the line that states, "John has cerebral palsy" (20)?
3. Ani's therapist had told her that what kind of therapy would help her body to repair itself?
4. After Eddie pays Ani a cringe-worthy compliment, what action does he take to punish himself?
5. Ani declares that Eddie's girlfriend must have what quality?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the setting of the Prologue?
2. For what purpose has Jess come to John's apartment in Scene One?
3. What evidence is present that indicates Eddie's previous substance abuse problems?
4. What final question does John ask Jess before he offers her a job?
5. What does Eddie do for a living?
6. What simile does John use to describe what having cerebral palsy feels like?
7. What had been the reason for Eddie losing his last job?
8. What story does Jess finally tell John to placate him?
9. What is the symbolism of the light therapy box discussed in Scene Two?
10. What evidence lies within Scene Two that suggests that Ani has hope of regaining her physical proclivities?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the role of isolation with Martyna Majok’s play Cost of Living. What messages is she sending about the nature of isolation and about its costs?
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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