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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. What make of car does Fountainhead drive?
(a) Volkswagen.
(b) Porsche.
(c) Lexus.
(d) Lamborghini.

2. How are Ginny and Odessa related?
(a) Great-aunt and great-niece.
(b) Sisters.
(c) Cousins.
(d) Aunt and niece.

3. In Greek mythology, what is Hades?
(a) The river that runs through the underworld in Greek mythology.
(b) A sacred garden from where the gods get their immortality.
(c) A perfect city between the clouds.
(d) A legendary city at the Earth's core.

4. Whom does Yazmin ask Elliot to dissuade from coming to Ginny's funeral?
(a) Professor Aman.
(b) Odessa.
(c) Orangutan.
(d) William.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of rental car does Fountainhead get that causes him to declare he has now officially hit rock bottom?

2. What is the name of the professor that translates Elliot's memorized Arabic phrase for him?

3. What screen name does the administrator of the addiction support forum use?

4. 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?

5. What reason does Elliot give the professor for not wanting to do interviews about his military experiences?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Yazmin say is the reason for her divorce from William and how does that reason reflect a theme of the play?

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

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

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

5. What fact about Madeleine/Orangutan's identity is learned by Clay/ChutesandLadders, Odessa/Haikumom, and the audience all at once in Scene Two?

6. What behaviors of Ginny's near the end of her life are upsetting Elliot so much that he enlists Yazmin's help?

7. 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?

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

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

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

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