View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what language is Elliot's most recent commercial broadcast upon its release?
(a) Portuguese.
(b) French.
(c) English.
(d) Spanish.

2. How long does Orangutan stay away from the addiction support forum when it causes HaikuMom and ChutesAndLadders to worry about her?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 33 days.

3. Who does Orangutan ask to join her in Japan?
(a) ChutesAndLadders.
(b) Fountainhead.
(c) Elliot.
(d) Haikumom.

4. From what California city does ChutesAndLadders hail?
(a) San Diego.
(b) Santa Rosita.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Los Angeles.

5. How does Elliot's dad let Elliot know that his mom, Ginny, has been put on life support?
(a) He sends him an email.
(b) He calls him.
(c) He sends him a Facebook message.
(d) He texts him.

Short Answer Questions

1. In HaikuMom's first online haiku poem of the play, what does she suggest people on the forum do when they get restless?

2. Why does Elliot work at the Subway 30 minutes away from his mom Ginny's house even though there is a subway two minutes away from her house?

3. What adjective does Haikumom use to describe Fountainhead's first post on the addiction support forum?

4. How old is Orangutan?

5. What item does HaikuMom tell ChutesAndLadders that she is going to buy for him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Clay/ChutesandLadders's and Madeleine/Orangutan's reactions to John/Fountainhead's first post on the Addiction Support forum?

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

3. Explain the significance of Odessa/Haikumom's haiku that she posts on the Addiction Support forum in Scene Two.

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

5. How does Odessa/Haikumom's reaction to John/Fountainhead's first post contrast with the reactions of the other regular forum members?

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

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

8. What does Elliot consider inappropriate about the method his father uses to let him know that his adoptive mother Ginny has been placed on life support?

9. How does Elliot try to lessen the pain caused by his wounded leg now that he no longer takes pain medication?

10. For what transgression against Ginny does Elliot feel the most guilty and why?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,250 words (approx. 5 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample