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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. In what sport does Fountainhead say he had placed at state championships two years in a row?

2. At what college does Yazmin teach?

3. When Elliot meets Yazmin at the flower shop what activity has he been doing that is making him walk with a limp?

4. Which Jazz artist is the subject of Yazmin's lecture when she receives the emergency text from Elliot?

5. What word does Haikumom type each time another member uses foul language on the forum?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the stage directions say the actors should be doing while chatting online with one another?

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

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

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

5. What does Clay/ChutesandLadders reveal as the catalyst for his decision to get sober?

6. What is ironic about Elliot's comment upon Ginny's death when he says that Odessa/Haikumom is shutting herself off from the world?

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

8. How does the audience learn of Elliot's volatile temper within Scene Three when he learns that his mother Ginny is on life support?

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

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

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 function of John/Fountainhead's character within the play? What themes does his character help to highlight and how do his character traits help shape the play's message? Support your claims with concrete examples and quotes from the play's narrative.

Essay Topic 3

Explicate the playwright's use of the mother archetype within the play's events. What different types of mothers are portrayed and what is the ultimate message the playwright is sending concerning motherhood? Use examples and concrete details from the play to support your points.

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