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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Haikumom's real name?
(a) Odessa.
(b) Ginny.
(c) Yazmin.
(d) Janice.

2. How do Elliot and Yazmin gain entry to Odessa's house after Ginny's funeral?
(a) The landlord lets them in.
(b) Yazmin kicks the door in.
(c) Elliot kicks the door in.
(d) Elliot finds the spare key in a flowerpot.

3. When Orangutan chats online with ChutesAndLadders from the Sapporo train station, what subject does she tell him she has just researched?
(a) The straightening of all rivers in Hokkaido.
(b) The construction of the giant hydroelectric dam in Hokkaido.
(c) The flattening of all hills in Hokkaido.
(d) The construction of the Sapporo train station.

4. When Orangutan reveals online that Elliot has struggled with pain medication addiction in the past, how many times does she say he had been hospitalized due to drug overdoses?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

5. How much does Yazmin guess that she and Elliot will get for Haikumom's computer at the pawnshop?
(a) $15.
(b) $200.
(c) $100.
(d) $25.

6. What is the name of Chutes and Ladders's son, whom he has not seen in a long time?
(a) Spencer.
(b) Jackson.
(c) Wendell.
(d) Bernardo.

7. For what purpose do Yazmin and Elliot ask Haikumom to meet them at the flower shop at 9 a.m.?
(a) To give her a ride to Ginny's funeral.
(b) To contribute to the flower deposit for Ginny's funeral.
(c) To tell her she is not invited to Ginny's funeral.
(d) To help choose the flowers for Ginny's funeral.

8. How does Orangutan figure out that someone else is posing as Haikumom online?
(a) The typist cannot produce a haiku poem when prompted.
(b) The typist does not censor her when she swears.
(c) The typist does not use any emoticons.
(d) The typist does not misspell any words.

9. When the split scene in Scene Twelve shows both Odessa's house and the Sapporo train platform, what is Orangutan doing?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Chatting online with Chutes and Ladders.
(c) Reading.
(d) Boarding a train.

10. How many biological children did Ginny give birth to in her lifetime?
(a) 3.
(b) 0.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

11. What major water feature is present in the city where Orangutan was born?
(a) A bioluminescent bay.
(b) A sea with a 30 percent salinity content.
(c) A lake 20 miles in diameter.
(d) A 100-mile-long river.

12. What is NOT one of the roles Elliot lists when he names Ginny's roles in life?
(a) Comedian.
(b) Nurse.
(c) Carpenter.
(d) Engineer.

13. What does ChutesAndLadders find inside the padded envelope he finds on his desk after he trashes his office due to an online argument with Orangutan?
(a) A gram of crack cocaine.
(b) A framed photograph of his grandchildren.
(c) A pair of waterwings.
(d) A spoon.

14. What action does Orangutan vow to take if she stays sober for three months?
(a) To throw herself a big party.
(b) To buy herself a new car.
(c) To find her birth parents.
(d) To enroll in nursing school.

15. What does Elliot find on the floor of Odessa's house that causes him to think she has suffered a drug overdose?
(a) A Brillo pad.
(b) A needle.
(c) A spoon.
(d) A pill bottle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does ChutesAndLadders plan to do with the proceeds from the sale of his car?

2. When Yazmin is trying to talk to Elliot about his past drug issues, he tries to walk away from the conversation. What causes him to ultimately stay?

3. When Haikumom recommends 3 rehabilitation facilities to Fountainhead, what two criteria do they all share?

4. Why does ChutesAndLadders place on hold the person who is expressing interest in buying his car?

5. What is the address of Odessa's house?

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