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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scenes 13-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does ChutesAndLadders place on hold the person who is expressing interest in buying his car?
(a) To talk to Orangutan on the other line.
(b) To consider whether he really wants to sell his car.
(c) To make the person think that he is being flooded with calls about the car.
(d) To talk to a client on the other line.

2. In her thirteenth year, Yazmin's music teacher listened to one of her compositions and called it pretty. What simile did he use to characterize her piece of music?
(a) Like a pizza with all of its toppings arranged neatly.
(b) Like a neatly tied bow.
(c) Like a phone with no ringer.
(d) Like an outfit in which everything matches.

3. What do the stage directions indicate should happen onstage when Yazmin and Elliot try to lift Odessa onto the couch?
(a) A spotlight should appear on Odessa's face.
(b) John Coltrane music should start to play.
(c) The stage should go dark.
(d) They should lift invisible air as Odessa gets up and watches them struggle.

4. When Haikumom admits that she still craves crack cocaine, how often does she say she craves it on a good day?
(a) Once per day.
(b) Every minute.
(c) At breakfast time, at lunch time, and at dinner time.
(d) Every hour.

5. From what California city does ChutesAndLadders hail?
(a) San Diego.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Santa Rosita.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the funeral wreath that Elliot and Yazmin ultimately choose for Ginny's funeral?

2. When Yazmin says that she is going to dig a new hole in Puerto Rico, but that instead of a list, she will put a different thing into the hole she digs, what is that thing?

3. What metaphor does Orangutan use to describe her feelings about her own identity whilst in Sapporo?

4. What are the final three words of Ginny's eulogy?

5. When Orangutan is at the Sapporo train station and is chatting online with ChutesAndLadders, what objects in America does she liken to internet cafes in Japan in terms of how ubiquitous they are?

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