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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 role does Elliot want Yazmin to take on during Ginny's funeral?

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

3. Orangutan's comment to Fountainhead after he announces his relapse is that maybe he will make it to Day 30 of sobriety if he takes what action?

4. What does the professor ask Elliot to do in return for the favor of translating Elliot's Arabic phrase for him?

5. Where do Yazmin and Elliot plan to travel after Ginny's funeral to spread her ashes?

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

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

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

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

6. How does John/Fountainhead differ from all of the other characters in the play?

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

8. For what transgression against Ginny does Elliot feel the most guilty and why?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the play's message regarding bravery? How do the events and characters define bravery and what is the play's ultimate message about those definitions? Use concrete details to support your claim about the play's message regarding bravery.

Essay Topic 2

Does Water by the Spoonful qualify as a humanist work of literature/theater? Why or why not? Support your claim with information about Humanism and with quotes from the play.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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