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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happens immediately after Yazmin and Odessa look up and see a brilliant light above them?
(a) Odessa slips into Yazmin's arms.
(b) Odessa screams.
(c) Odessa disappears.
(d) Elliot lies down.

3. 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) They should lift invisible air as Odessa gets up and watches them struggle.
(c) A spotlight should appear on Odessa's face.
(d) John Coltrane music should start to play.

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

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

6. What two artists are on the cassette tapes ChutesAndLadders offers for free to whomever buys his car?
(a) Billy Idol and Duran Duran.
(b) James Brown and John Coltrane.
(c) Billy Ocean and Dionne Warwick.
(d) Lionel Richie and Tina Turner.

7. What is the address of Odessa's house?
(a) 33 Manitoba Street.
(b) 33 Ontario Street.
(c) 33 Quebec Street.
(d) 33 Newfoundland Street.

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

9. What is Fountainhead's real name?
(a) Jack.
(b) Junior.
(c) John.
(d) Jake.

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

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

12. When Odessa's unconscious mind is speaking her thoughts onstage during her overdose, how many times does she say she has ever been to an airport?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

13. What is Haikumom's job?
(a) Engineer.
(b) Waitress.
(c) Custodian.
(d) Teacher.

14. What does ChutesAndLadders name as his two remaining ambitions in life?
(a) To not use drugs and to keep his job.
(b) To be happy and to help others.
(c) To not use drugs and to not hurt anyone.
(d) To not cry and to not whine.

15. 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) Odessa.
(b) John.
(c) Fountainhead.
(d) Yazmin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What school does Yazmin name as the school Ginny always told her she would be attending someday, even though Yazmin was still a little girl at the time?

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

3. What make and model is the car that ChutesAndLadders is trying to sell?

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

5. How does Orangutan figure out that someone else is posing as Haikumom online?

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