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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 color shirt does John choose after his shower?

2. What does Eddie say when Ani asks him if his girlfriend knows he is asking Ani for a job?

3. For how many years has Eddie been sober?

4. What does John say he will do if Jess stays and bathes him?

5. Scene Seven takes place in what month?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conclusion could be drawn about the theme of death within Scene Seven?

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

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

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

5. Discuss parallels between Scene Five and Scene Six.

6. How does the theme of guilt arise within Scene Four when Eddie proposes his plan to act as Ani's caregiver?

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

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

9. Provide an example of the play's creative use of physical humor.

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

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

Discuss Martyna Majok's messages about grief and loss within her play Cost of Living.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the symbolism of the props used in the play, including the blanket, the pizza, and the emergency button.

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