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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scenes 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is NOT one thing that Organgutan says makes sense to her now that she is in Japan?
(a) The noodles in the soup.
(b) Her own existence.
(c) The schoolgirls with their shy smiles.
(d) The woodpecker outside her window.

2. To what do Orangutan, ChutesAndLadders, and HaikuMom toast after ChutesAndLadders' story about his brush with death on Coronado Beach?
(a) Speedos.
(b) Rogue waves.
(c) Sandbars.
(d) Lifeguards.

3. 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.

4. What is the one thing in life that frightens ChutesAndLadders more than the ocean?
(a) His mother's death.
(b) Being alone.
(c) Death.
(d) A relapse.

5. What reason does Yazmin give for refusing to act in the role Elliot wants her to play in Ginny's funeral?
(a) She hates public speaking.
(b) She cannot lift heavy objects.
(c) Flowers make her sneeze.
(d) She cannot compose music in a short time frame.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Jazz artist is the subject of Yazmin's lecture when she receives the emergency text from Elliot?

2. What item does HaikuMom tell ChutesAndLadders that she is going to buy for him?

3. What role does Elliot want Yazmin to take on during Ginny's funeral?

4. From what California city does ChutesAndLadders hail?

5. What does Ginny do that Yaz views as a sign of healthy progress?

(see the answer key)

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