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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. What type of product is advertised in Elliot's most recent commercial appearance?

2. What does Ginny use to cook her eggs that upsets Elliot?

3. What make of car does Fountainhead drive?

4. What is the name of the funeral wreath that Elliot and Yazmin ultimately choose for Ginny's funeral?

5. What action leads to Orangutan's parents' purchase of a one-way flight for her to visit Japan?

Short Essay Questions

1. What label does Clay/ChutesandLadders insist that John/Fountainhead apply to himself and why does he insist on this admission?

2. What are Clay/ChutesandLadders's and Madeleine/Orangutan's reactions to John/Fountainhead's first post on the Addiction Support forum?

3. What is the significance of the Arabic phrase that is stuck in Elliot's head?

4. In return for agreeing to deliver Ginny's eulogy, what does Yazmin ask Elliot to do for her?

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

6. What is ironic about Yazmin's purported hatred of public speaking?

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

8. What is the reason for Clay/ChutesandLadders' surprise at Madeleine/Orangutan's appearance in the Addiction Support forum in Scene Two?

9. Explain the significance of Odessa/Haikumom's haiku that she posts on 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 the nature of technology? Write a strong claim that states the play's message about technology and support your claim with concrete details from the play.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the play's treatment of class and privilege. Consider the socioeconomic status of a variety of different characters and analyze the playwright's ultimate message regarding class and privilege. Use quotes from the play to support your points.

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