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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 is Eddie's answer when Ani asks him "Why?" in relation to his pursuit of a job?
2. Ani comments that her sex life now does what?
3. Ani at first claims that her mind is what kind of "lover" (105)?
4. What does Jess do for a moment after making a phone call and before departing?
5. What kind of liquor shot had the man at the bar been trying to buy for the half-conscious woman in Jess's story?
Short Essay Questions
1. Whom does Jess call after running out of John's apartment?
2. What evidence exists that points toward Ani's intoxication leading to her car accident?
3. What answer does Ani provide when Eddie asks her what she wants to do for her birthday?
4. Near the end of Scene Four, Ani remembers that a certain event will be occurring in three weeks. What is that event?
5. What does staying informed about weather symbolize for Ani?
6. What is said about Eddie's girlfriend's feelings about Eddie possibly working for Ani?
7. What act does the audience watch at the start of Scene Five?
8. Discuss an example of irony present within Scene Four.
9. What metaphor does Eddie use to describe the state of his relationship with his girlfriend and what does he mean?
10. Scene Five ends with Jess believing that she is coming back to John's later for what purpose?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the role of John’s character within the play? Discuss particular messages sent by Martyna Majok through her use of the character of John, with his wealth, education, good looks, and struggle with cerebral palsy.
Essay Topic 2
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 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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