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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 does the 911 operator tell Yazmin when she asks what do while she and Elliot wait for the ambulance to arrive?
(a) She tells her to give Odessa some water.
(b) She tells her to put a cold compress on Odessa's forehead.
(c) She tells her to keep Odessa warm.
(d) She tells her to elevate Odessa's feet.

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

3. What game show do Orangutan and ChutesAndLadders like to watch together while chatting online?
(a) Family Feud.
(b) Jeopardy.
(c) The Dating Game.
(d) Wheel of Fortune.

4. How many abandoned homes did Ginny refurbish and sell to young families prior to her death?
(a) 90.
(b) 130.
(c) 30.
(d) 60.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Haikumom recommends 3 rehabilitation facilities to Fountainhead, what two criteria do they all share?

2. How many arrests for civil disobedience did Ginny have on her record during her lifetime?

3. How much below Blue Book value does ChutesAndLadders say he is asking for his car?

4. What reason does ChutesAndLadders give for discouraging Orangutan from visiting her birth parents?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

7. What kinds of qualities does the audience surmise about Ginny's character through hearing Elliot and Yaz deliver her eulogy?

8. After Elliot angrily tells the story of Mary Lou's death, what does Odessa/Haikumom do that foreshadows her coming relapse?

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

10. What does the light represent within Scene Twelve when Madeleine/Orangutan is awakened on the train platform by the policeman's flashlight and Yazmin sees a light above Odessa/Haikumom?

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