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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. How long does Orangutan stay away from the addiction support forum when it causes HaikuMom and ChutesAndLadders to worry about her?

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

3. What is the name of the professor that translates Elliot's memorized Arabic phrase for him?

4. From what California city does ChutesAndLadders hail?

5. What type of rental car does Fountainhead get that causes him to declare he has now officially hit rock bottom?

Short Essay Questions

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

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 subject of Yazmin's lecture to her music theory class?

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

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

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

8. What does Yazmin say is the reason for her divorce from William and how does that reason reflect a theme of the play?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Analyze the significance of the Ghost in the play. What is the playwright's purpose in including the Ghost and how does the Ghost's presence reflect particular themes put forth by the play as a whole? Choose specific quotes from both the dialogue and the stage directions in order to support your claim.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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