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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. When Haikumom recommends 3 rehabilitation facilities to Fountainhead, what two criteria do they all share?
(a) They are located on waterfront property and are in Honolulu, Hawaii.
(b) They are outpatient facilities and are close to Fountainhead's home.
(c) They are for wealthy people and they are for professionals.
(d) They are located in Atlanta, Georgia, and have riverfront views.

2. What is Haikumom's job?
(a) Custodian.
(b) Engineer.
(c) Waitress.
(d) Teacher.

3. When Elliot is too emotionally overcome to continue speaking, who delivers the rest of his line for him at the end of the scene at Ginny's funeral?
(a) John.
(b) Fountainhead.
(c) Yazmin.
(d) Odessa.

4. What make and model is the car that ChutesAndLadders is trying to sell?
(a) Chevrolet Malibu.
(b) Toyota Tercel.
(c) Ford Mustang.
(d) Jeep Cherokee.

5. What does Orangutan use as a pillow while spending the night on the train platform in Sapporo?
(a) A trash can lid.
(b) Her souvenir kimono.
(c) Her backpack.
(d) Her sweatshirt.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Yazmin is trying to talk to Elliot about his past drug issues, he tries to walk away from the conversation. What causes him to ultimately stay?

2. What is the address of Odessa's house?

3. How does ChutesAndLadders describe the color of the car he is trying to sell?

4. What is Haikumom's password for her computer?

5. What does ChutesAndLadders plan to do with the proceeds from the sale of his car?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Scene Eleven display characteristics of the plot arc phase of rising action?

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

3. What is significant about Odessa/Haikumom's question to John/Fountainhead about whether his original crack dealer had been male or female?

4. What is the playwright's purpose in having three different scenes play out at the same time in Scene Eleven?

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

6. How are the themes of hope and new beginnings portrayed in Scene Eleven when Clay/ChutesandLadders tries to sell his car on the phone?

7. What does John/Fountainhead finally admit just before Elliot and Yazmin enter the diner?

8. How does the play's theme of the relationship between past and present play out in Scene Ten when three different events happen onstage simultaneously?

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

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

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