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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which Jazz artist is the subject of Yazmin's lecture when she receives the emergency text from Elliot?
2. What two weapons does Fountainhead say he plans to use in his fight against his addiction?
3. How does Elliot's dad let Elliot know that his mom, Ginny, has been put on life support?
4. How many years of sobriety does ChutesAndLadders tell Orangutan that he has?
5. Once Fountainhead logs off after his first time on the addiction support forum and Haikumom closes the thread, what does she instruct Fountainhead to do if he wants to reopen it?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the significance of the Arabic phrase that is stuck in Elliot's head?
2. Explain the significance of Odessa/Haikumom's haiku that she posts on the Addiction Support forum in Scene Two.
3. What does Yazmin say is the reason for her divorce from William and how does that reason reflect a theme of the play?
4. What new information does the audience learn about John/Fountainhead within Scene 6 during his second appearance on the Addiction Support forum?
5. What does Clay/ChutesandLadders reveal as the catalyst for his decision to get sober?
6. What is the significance of the Ghost breathing on Elliot at the end of Scene 6 and knocking him down?
7. How does Elliot try to lessen the pain caused by his wounded leg now that he no longer takes pain medication?
8. What label does Clay/ChutesandLadders insist that John/Fountainhead apply to himself and why does he insist on this admission?
9. What is the reason for Clay/ChutesandLadders' surprise at Madeleine/Orangutan's appearance in the Addiction Support forum in Scene Two?
10. What behaviors of Ginny's near the end of her life are upsetting Elliot so much that he enlists Yazmin's help?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Study the final scene of the play, Scene 15, and use it to determine the playwright's main message to the audience. What does she want the audience to realize by the end of that scene and how does she get that message across in a clear yet symbolic fashion? Use concrete details from the final scene and from elsewhere in the play in order to support your claim.
Essay Topic 2
What is the play's message regarding bravery? How do the events and characters define bravery and what is the play's ultimate message about those definitions? Use concrete details to support your claim about the play's message regarding bravery.
Essay Topic 3
How does the existence of two co-protagonists in the characters of Elliot and Yazmin mesh with the play's overall themes and messages? Create a clear and specific claim that states the playwright's purpose in presenting the audience with two protagonists, rather than just one. Use concrete details from the play to support your claim.
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