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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what area of the world did Ginny want her ashes spread?
(a) In Puerto Rico.
(b) In Lake Michigan.
(c) In Liberty Bell Park.
(d) In Costa Rica.

3. What reason does Elliot give the professor for not wanting to do interviews about his military experiences?
(a) He says that people manipulate you with questions.
(b) He says that he would not make enough money to make the interviews worth his time.
(c) He says that interviews bore him.
(d) He says that it brings back too many bad memories.

4. What metaphor does Orangutan use to describe her feelings about her own identity whilst in Sapporo?
(a) A fern among the redwoods.
(b) A single flake of snow in an avalanche.
(c) A star within the galaxy.
(d) A baby in a basket on an endless river.

5. At which shop does Elliot work, in addition to his part-time work as an actor?
(a) Whole Foods.
(b) Subway.
(c) Port of Subs.
(d) French's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Orangutan's comment to Fountainhead after he announces his relapse is that maybe he will make it to Day 30 of sobriety if he takes what action?

2. In what language is Elliot's most recent commercial broadcast upon its release?

3. From what California city does ChutesAndLadders hail?

4. What does Elliot say he wants Ginny's funeral wreath to resemble?

5. What is the name of the funeral wreath that Elliot and Yazmin ultimately choose for Ginny's funeral?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the subject of Yazmin's lecture to her music theory class?

2. What is the significance of the Arabic phrase that is stuck in Elliot's head?

3. What new information does the audience learn about John/Fountainhead within Scene 6 during his second appearance on the Addiction Support forum?

4. What does Clay/ChutesandLadders reveal as the catalyst for his decision to get sober?

5. Discuss the Ghost's role as a theatrical externalization within the play.

6. How does the audience learn of Elliot's volatile temper within Scene Three when he learns that his mother Ginny is on life support?

7. How does Odessa/Haikumom handle her job as site administrator and what are her duties?

8. How does John/Fountainhead differ from all of the other characters in the play?

9. What do the stage directions say the actors should be doing while chatting online with one another?

10. What is ironic about Yazmin's purported hatred of public speaking?

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