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

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

3. What object does Elliot smash at work when he gets word of his mom's decline in health?
(a) The slicing machine.
(b) The front window.
(c) The bathroom mirror.
(d) A glass pitcher.

4. What type of product is advertised in Elliot's most recent commercial appearance?
(a) Deodorant.
(b) Water hoses.
(c) Light bulbs.
(d) Toothpaste.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Yazmin give for refusing to act in the role Elliot wants her to play in Ginny's funeral?

2. What does Elliot's memorized Arabic phrase turn out to mean in English?

3. What role does Elliot want Yazmin to take on during Ginny's funeral?

4. At what college does Yazmin teach?

5. What does Ginny do that Yaz views as a sign of healthy progress?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the reason for Clay/ChutesandLadders' surprise at Madeleine/Orangutan's appearance in the Addiction Support forum in Scene Two?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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