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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 number wedding anniversary is Fountainhead set to celebrate with his wife the day following his first log-in to the addiction support forum?
2. What two weapons does Fountainhead say he plans to use in his fight against his addiction?
3. What does Ginny use to cook her eggs that upsets Elliot?
4. What object does Elliot smash at work when he gets word of his mom's decline in health?
5. What is Elliot wearing around his neck that he tells the professor was given to him by his girlfriend?
Short Essay Questions
1. What fact about Madeleine/Orangutan's identity is learned by Clay/ChutesandLadders, Odessa/Haikumom, and the audience all at once in Scene Two?
2. Discuss the Ghost's role as a theatrical externalization within the play.
3. What do the stage directions say the actors should be doing while chatting online with one another?
4. What is ironic about Elliot's comment upon Ginny's death when he says that Odessa/Haikumom is shutting herself off from the world?
5. What is the reason for Clay/ChutesandLadders' surprise at Madeleine/Orangutan's appearance in the Addiction Support forum in Scene Two?
6. What is ironic about Yazmin's purported hatred of public speaking?
7. What label does Clay/ChutesandLadders insist that John/Fountainhead apply to himself and why does he insist on this admission?
8. How does Odessa/Haikumom's reaction to John/Fountainhead's first post contrast with the reactions of the other regular forum members?
9. How does John/Fountainhead differ from all of the other characters in the play?
10. How does the audience learn of Elliot's volatile temper within Scene Three when he learns that his mother Ginny is on life support?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
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.
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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