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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. By what term does Ani refer to Eddie's girlfriend within Scene Four?

2. How old will Ani be on her next birthday?

3. What object had the obnoxious man at the bar thrown into Jess's face?

4. Who has not shown up as scheduled on the second night Eddie visits Ani in her accessible apartment?

5. To what characteristic of Jess's is John referring when he says that she is "not not-privileged" (90)?

Short Essay Questions

1. What object does John accuse Jess of stealing from his apartment and what is the significance of the object?

2. What metaphor does Eddie use to describe the state of his relationship with his girlfriend and what does he mean?

3. Discuss parallels between Scene Five and Scene Six.

4. What act does the audience watch at the start of Scene Five?

5. What is said about Eddie's girlfriend's feelings about Eddie possibly working for Ani?

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

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

8. What change in linear structure takes place within Scene Seven?

9. Discuss an example of irony present within Scene Four.

10. What does John say to Jess just before she runs out of his apartment?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

What is the central purpose of this play? What response do you think Martyna Majok wants from her audience? How does each character support the playwright’s purpose? Write an essay exploring these questions.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the play's messages regarding vulnerability and safety and which characters and situations are used by the playwright in order to explore these themes.

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