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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. For how long did Orangutan live in the country of her birth before she was adopted and moved to Maine?

2. What is the relationship between Yazmin and Elliot?

3. From what California city does ChutesAndLadders hail?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What are Clay/ChutesandLadders's and Madeleine/Orangutan's reactions to John/Fountainhead's first post on the Addiction Support forum?

4. Explain the significance of Odessa/Haikumom's haiku that she posts on the Addiction Support forum in Scene Two.

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

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

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

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

9. What fact about Madeleine/Orangutan's identity is learned by Clay/ChutesandLadders, Odessa/Haikumom, and the audience all at once in Scene Two?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Explicate how the theme of redemption is presented within the play's narrative. Who is in need of redemption, who achieves redemption by the end of the play, and who needs to fall even further toward rock bottom in order to be eligible for redemption? Create a claim pertaining to the theme of redemption and back it up using concrete details from the play.

Essay Topic 3

Trace the character arc of Clay/ChutesandLadders from the beginning of the play's narrative to the end. Is he a dynamic character or a static one and what message is the playwright sending through his character arc within the play? Support your points with concrete details from the narrative.

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