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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many arrests for civil disobedience did Ginny have on her record during her lifetime?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 9.
(d) 3.

2. What does Haikumom ask Fountainhead about his first crack cocaine dealer that prompts him to say he has to leave?
(a) If he has seen her this week.
(b) If she is a minor.
(c) If Fountainhead has had sex with her.
(d) If he knows where she can be found at all times.

3. Who shines a flashlight onto Orangutan and offers her his assistance?
(a) A policeman.
(b) A passing businessman.
(c) A train conductor.
(d) Chutes and Ladders.

4. What does ChutesAndLadders tell Orangutan happened to him as a result of her three month absence from the Addiction Support forum?
(a) He relapsed.
(b) He could not sleep for three months.
(c) He lost the courage to call his son.
(d) He lost his will to live.

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

6. What metaphor does ChutesAndLadders use to describe what may happen to Orangutan's heart if she does meet her birth parents?
(a) A beautiful mosaic.
(b) A car crash.
(c) A shattered lightbulb.
(d) A reflective mirror.

7. 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?
(a) Parking meters.
(b) Charging station.
(c) Public restrooms.
(d) Payphones.

8. What are the final three words of Ginny's eulogy?
(a) She gave love.
(b) She was ours.
(c) She was here.
(d) She was loved.

9. How many godchildren did Ginny have at the time of her death?
(a) 9.
(b) 22.
(c) 12.
(d) 36.

10. When Elliot is too emotionally overcome to continue speaking, who delivers the rest of his line for him at the end of the scene at Ginny's funeral?
(a) John.
(b) Yazmin.
(c) Fountainhead.
(d) Odessa.

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

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

13. What does the 911 operator tell Yazmin when she asks what do while she and Elliot wait for the ambulance to arrive?
(a) She tells her to elevate Odessa's feet.
(b) She tells her to keep Odessa warm.
(c) She tells her to put a cold compress on Odessa's forehead.
(d) She tells her to give Odessa some water.

14. Who ultimately gives the eulogy at Ginny's funeral?
(a) Elliot and Yazmin.
(b) Yazmin.
(c) Odessa.
(d) Elliot.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Elliot's two-year-old little sister who died as a result of her mother not giving her a spoonful of water every hour when she had influenza?

2. When Orangutan reports her research findings to ChutesAndLadders while she waits at the Sapporo train station, what government goal does she give for the project's implementation?

3. What game show do Orangutan and ChutesAndLadders like to watch together while chatting online?

4. What is Odessa doing during Ginny's funeral?

5. Who runs to Odessa's side and holds her once she is discovered?

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