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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. Which Jazz artist is the subject of Yazmin's lecture when she receives the emergency text from Elliot?
2. In his first post on the addiction support forum, Fountainhead says that doing crack now feels less like getting high and more like doing what other activity?
3. What does Ginny do that Yaz views as a sign of healthy progress?
4. What word does Haikumom type each time another member uses foul language on the forum?
5. When Yazmin gets a text message from Elliot's dad while she and Elliot are talking on the phone, what does it say?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the reason for Clay/ChutesandLadders' surprise at Madeleine/Orangutan's appearance in the Addiction Support forum in Scene Two?
2. How does Odessa/Haikumom's reaction to John/Fountainhead's first post contrast with the reactions of the other regular forum members?
3. For what transgression against Ginny does Elliot feel the most guilty and why?
4. Discuss the Ghost's role as a theatrical externalization within the play.
5. What is the significance of the Arabic phrase that is stuck in Elliot's head?
6. In return for agreeing to deliver Ginny's eulogy, what does Yazmin ask Elliot to do for her?
7. What does Clay/ChutesandLadders reveal as the catalyst for his decision to get sober?
8. What do the stage directions say the actors should be doing while chatting online with one another?
9. How does Odessa/Haikumom handle her job as site administrator and what are her duties?
10. What does Yazmin say is the reason for her divorce from William and how does that reason reflect a theme of the play?
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
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
Study the overall structure of the play, examining how the two separate stories are interwoven by the playwright and how the structure of that interweaving changes over the course of the play. What effect does the structure of play ultimately have on its meaning? Be sure to support your analysis of the play's structure using concrete details from the text.
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