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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 does ChutesAndLadders tell Fountainhead that he will have to put aside if he wants to stand a chance at getting sober?

2. Who does Orangutan ask to join her in Japan?

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

4. What item does HaikuMom tell ChutesAndLadders that she is going to buy for him?

5. What does Elliot do with the eggs when Ginny goes to the bathroom?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the Ghost breathing on Elliot at the end of Scene 6 and knocking him down?

2. What behaviors of Ginny's near the end of her life are upsetting Elliot so much that he enlists Yazmin's help?

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

4. What does Elliot consider inappropriate about the method his father uses to let him know that his adoptive mother Ginny has been placed on life support?

5. Discuss the Ghost's role as a theatrical externalization within the play.

6. How does Odessa/Haikumom's reaction to John/Fountainhead's first post contrast with the reactions of the other regular forum members?

7. What new information does the audience learn about John/Fountainhead within Scene 6 during his second appearance on the Addiction Support forum?

8. How does John/Fountainhead differ from all of the other characters in the play?

9. What is the subject of Yazmin's lecture to her music theory class?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the playwright's treatment of truth, lies, and hypocrisy within Water by the Spoonful. Be sure to use particular characters and their situations to arrive at a specific and clear claim about the playwright's treatment of these topics. Use quotes from the play to support your claim.

Essay Topic 2

What message does the play send to the audience about the nature and defintion of family? Create a specific, arguable, and clear claim stating the play's message concerning the nature and definition of family and use concrete details to back up your claim.

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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