Water by the Spoonful Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Quiara Alegría Hudes
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 183 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Water by the Spoonful Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Quiara Alegría Hudes
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 183 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of product is advertised in Elliot's most recent commercial appearance?
(a) Light bulbs.
(b) Water hoses.
(c) Toothpaste.
(d) Deodorant.

2. In what language is Elliot's most recent commercial broadcast upon its release?
(a) English.
(b) Spanish.
(c) French.
(d) Portuguese.

3. What is Elliot wearing around his neck that he tells the professor was given to him by his girlfriend?
(a) A yarn necklace.
(b) Military dog tags.
(c) A silver chain.
(d) A gold locket.

4. What is NOT one thing that Orangutan lists among the items that she buys with her paychecks from teaching?
(a) Drugs.
(b) Noodles.
(c) Ice cream.
(d) Socks.

5. What action leads to Orangutan's parents' purchase of a one-way flight for her to visit Japan?
(a) They read everything she has ever posted on the addiction support forum.
(b) They speak to a psychologist who advises that they help Orangutan travel to new places.
(c) They move to a smaller house and do not have room for her anymore.
(d) Orangutan's mother gets a job with an airline and can now secure half-price fare.

6. What does ChutesAndLadders tell Fountainhead that he will have to put aside if he wants to stand a chance at getting sober?
(a) His pride.
(b) His ego.
(c) His fake humility.
(d) His feelings.

7. What object does Elliot smash at work when he gets word of his mom's decline in health?
(a) The slicing machine.
(b) The bathroom mirror.
(c) A glass pitcher.
(d) The front window.

8. In HaikuMom's first online haiku poem of the play, what does she suggest people on the forum do when they get restless?
(a) Speak words of kindness to a friend.
(b) Go for a stroll by the river.
(c) Buy a flower, water it, and watch it bloom.
(d) Write a haiku of their own.

9. What number wedding anniversary is Fountainhead set to celebrate with his wife the day following his first log-in to the addiction support forum?
(a) 1st.
(b) 3rd.
(c) 7th.
(d) 9th.

10. How many drug overdoses had ChutesAndLadders experienced before his near-death experience on Coronado Beach?
(a) 0.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

11. What role does Elliot want Yazmin to take on during Ginny's funeral?
(a) He wants her to arrange the flowers.
(b) He wants her to compose the music.
(c) He wants her to be a pallbearer.
(d) He wants her to deliver the eulogy.

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

13. Once Fountainhead logs off after his first time on the addiction support forum and Haikumom closes the thread, what does she instruct Fountainhead to do if he wants to reopen it?
(a) To send her a video message.
(b) To text her.
(c) To call her.
(d) To email her.

14. What chore does Elliot confess to neglecting throughout his time with Ginny during her illness?
(a) Changing the bed linens.
(b) Watering the garden.
(c) Scouring the tub.
(d) Cleaning the kitchen.

15. What does Yazmin give as the reason for her divorce from William?
(a) William cheated on her.
(b) She found a new job lecturing in New York City and he did not want to move.
(c) William fell out of love with her and viewed her like any other stranger.
(d) She cheated on William.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Elliot's dad let Elliot know that his mom, Ginny, has been put on life support?

2. Who does Orangutan ask to join her in Japan?

3. Why does Elliot work at the Subway 30 minutes away from his mom Ginny's house even though there is a subway two minutes away from her house?

4. From what California city does ChutesAndLadders hail?

5. What does Elliot's memorized Arabic phrase turn out to mean in English?

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