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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 Ani and Eddie do together before Ani asks Eddie how it is going with his new girlfriend?

2. What activity does Jess claim to do "for fun" (87)?

3. Scene Seven takes place in what month?

4. What length of trial run does Eddie suggest he complete before Ani hires him?

5. What is Ani's answer when Eddie asks if she and he might have any hope of reconciliation?

Short Essay Questions

1. Near the end of Scene Four, Ani remembers that a certain event will be occurring in three weeks. What is that event?

2. Scene Five ends with Jess believing that she is coming back to John's later for what purpose?

3. Whom does Jess call after running out of John's apartment?

4. In what way does John handle the misunderstanding between him and Jess?

5. In what way does the element of water in the play evoke qualities of intimacy and trust?

6. In what ways does the music motif arise in Scene Six?

7. What answer does Ani provide when Eddie asks her what she wants to do for her birthday?

8. What impetus leads to Ani's revelation to Eddie that she has been feeling a certain way for the last month?

9. What evidence exists that points toward Ani's intoxication leading to her car accident?

10. What language does Eddie use that makes it clear he still feels connected to Ani?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Martyna Majok’s messages concerning the pursuit of personal security. Does Majok indicate that the pursuit of personal security is dangerous? Crucial? Elusive? Choose one adjective to represent Majok’s intended message regarding the pursuit of personal security and prove its validity using concrete details from the play.

Essay Topic 2

At the end of the play, the last set of stage directions reads that after Eddie invites Jess in again, “She takes off her hat. And takes one step inside. Toward Eddie. He takes one step toward her. Two people stand together in a fading light” (152). How does this final set of stage directions connect to the themes inherent to the play?

Essay Topic 3

What messages is Martyna Majok sending about disability within the play Cost of Living?

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