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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. At which shop does Elliot work, in addition to his part-time work as an actor?
2. In what area of the world did Ginny want her ashes spread?
3. In what country was Orangutan born?
4. How many other Asians had Orangutan seen in person before traveling to Japan?
5. How are Ginny and Odessa related?
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. How does Elliot try to lessen the pain caused by his wounded leg now that he no longer takes pain medication?
3. What is ironic about Yazmin's purported hatred of public speaking?
4. How does Odessa/Haikumom handle her job as site administrator and what are her duties?
5. In return for agreeing to deliver Ginny's eulogy, what does Yazmin ask Elliot to do for her?
6. What does Clay/ChutesandLadders reveal as the catalyst for his decision to get sober?
7. What behaviors of Ginny's near the end of her life are upsetting Elliot so much that he enlists Yazmin's help?
8. How does John/Fountainhead differ from all of the other characters in the play?
9. What are Clay/ChutesandLadders's and Madeleine/Orangutan's reactions to John/Fountainhead's first post on the Addiction Support forum?
10. What is the significance of the Arabic phrase that is stuck in Elliot's head?
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 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
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.
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