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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Whom does Elliot tell Yazmin to call after she hangs up with the 911 operator?
(a) A Buddhist monk.
(b) Elliot's mom.
(c) Elliot's dad.
(d) Yazmin's mom.

3. What is Odessa doing during Ginny's funeral?
(a) Using crack cocaine in an alley downtown.
(b) Standing at the back of the church, watching silently.
(c) Crying in the front pew at the church.
(d) Spooning water onto the floor of her living room.

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

5. What literary device does Elliot declare to be present in Haikumom's choice of computer password once he figures it out?
(a) Irony.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Personification.
(d) Understatement.

6. What does Orangutan use as a pillow while spending the night on the train platform in Sapporo?
(a) Her sweatshirt.
(b) Her backpack.
(c) A trash can lid.
(d) Her souvenir kimono.

7. When Elliot poses as Haikumom online and Orangutan asks for a poem, what question does Elliot type instead?
(a) Who are you?
(b) What does crack feel like?
(c) What kind of poem do you want?
(d) Who do you think you are?

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

9. What do Yazmin and Elliot see when they turn on the lights inside Odessa's house?
(a) A group of people whom they have never seen.
(b) Odessa in a heap on the floor.
(c) A single chrysanthemum lying in the doorway.
(d) An empty living room in disarray.

10. What year is the car ChutesAndLadders is trying to sell?
(a) 2005.
(b) 1995.
(c) 2010.
(d) 2015.

11. What feature of his car does ChutesAndLadders mention last as a way to tempt the prospective buyer who is on the phone?
(a) GPS.
(b) Racing stripes.
(c) Air conditioning.
(d) Dual exhaust.

12. 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?
(a) To improve urban aesthetics.
(b) To please the emperor.
(c) To create jobs.
(d) To improve citizens' views.

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

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

15. How does ChutesAndLadders describe the color of the car he is trying to sell?
(a) Midnight blue.
(b) Sky blue.
(c) Chartreuse.
(d) Cherry red.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the stage directions indicate should happen onstage when Yazmin and Elliot try to lift Odessa onto the couch?

2. What feature does Elliot say Ginny had used her carpentry skills to build on 47 different occasions?

3. What two artists are on the cassette tapes ChutesAndLadders offers for free to whomever buys his car?

4. What is Haikumom's job?

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

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