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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 is Fountainhead's real name?
(a) Jake.
(b) John.
(c) Jack.
(d) Junior.

2. What does ChutesAndLadders find inside the padded envelope he finds on his desk after he trashes his office due to an online argument with Orangutan?
(a) A spoon.
(b) A gram of crack cocaine.
(c) A framed photograph of his grandchildren.
(d) A pair of waterwings.

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

4. What happens immediately after Yazmin and Odessa look up and see a brilliant light above them?
(a) Elliot lies down.
(b) Odessa slips into Yazmin's arms.
(c) Odessa screams.
(d) Odessa disappears.

5. What is NOT one of the roles Elliot lists when he names Ginny's roles in life?
(a) Nurse.
(b) Carpenter.
(c) Comedian.
(d) Engineer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does Orangutan use to describe ChutesAndLadders when he finally calls his son?

2. When Odessa's unconscious mind is speaking her thoughts onstage during her overdose, how many times does she say she has ever been to an airport?

3. What major water feature is present in the city where Orangutan was born?

4. Why does ChutesAndLadders place on hold the person who is expressing interest in buying his car?

5. What does the 911 operator tell Yazmin when she asks what do while she and Elliot wait for the ambulance to arrive?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of Clay/ChutesandLadders's appeal to John/Fountainhead to take some action in relation to caring for Odessa/Haikumom?

2. What simile does Odessa/Haikumom use to describe trying to stay clean when she states that the support forum helps her fill the hours?

3. How is the importance of human connection highlighted in Scene Thirteen when Clay/ChutesandLadders plans to meet Madeleine/Orangutan in Japan and John/Fountainhead reaches out to the other members of the Addiction Support forum from the hospital?

4. What is the significance of the water wings' presence on Clay/ChutesandLadders's desk?

5. What does Odessa/Haikumom say to John/Fountainhead that causes him to say, "Fuck you" (62) and to start to leave the diner?

6. How does Elliot react to Odessa/Haikumom's claim that she does not have money to contribute for Ginny's funeral wreath?

7. What is the significance of Odessa/Haikumom's choice to list John/Fountainhead as her emergency contact?

8. What is the significance of Odessa/Haikumom's whereabouts and actions during the time her sister Ginny's funeral is taking place across town?

9. What are the main tenets of Odessa/Haikumom's advice to John/Fountainhead when they meet for the first time in person at the diner?

10. What subject does John/Fountainhead try to avoid by making small talk about Puerto Rico?

(see the answer keys)

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