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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 much below Blue Book value does ChutesAndLadders say he is asking for his car?
2. In what city was Orangutan born?
3. How many abandoned homes did Ginny refurbish and sell to young families prior to her death?
4. Whom does Elliot tell Yazmin to call after she hangs up with the 911 operator?
5. When Elliot is too emotionally overcome to continue speaking, who delivers the rest of his line for him at the end of the scene at Ginny's funeral?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Elliot react to Odessa/Haikumom's claim that she does not have money to contribute for Ginny's funeral wreath?
2. How does Odessa/Haikumom respond to John/Fountainhead's admission that he had minimized the depth of his addiction in his first post on the forum?
3. After Elliot angrily tells the story of Mary Lou's death, what does Odessa/Haikumom do that foreshadows her coming relapse?
4. What are the main tenets of Odessa/Haikumom's advice to John/Fountainhead when they meet for the first time in person at the diner?
5. What does Odessa/Haikumom say to John/Fountainhead that causes him to say, "Fuck you" (62) and to start to leave the diner?
6. What is the playwright's purpose in having three different scenes play out at the same time in Scene Eleven?
7. What wrong assumption does John/Fountainhead make based on Odessa/Haikumom's appearance?
8. What subject does John/Fountainhead try to avoid by making small talk about Puerto Rico?
9. What is significant about Odessa/Haikumom's question to John/Fountainhead about whether his original crack dealer had been male or female?
10. How is the importance of human connection highlighted in Scene Thirteen when Clay/ChutesandLadders plans to meet Madeleine/Orangutan in Japan and John/Fountainhead reaches out to the other members of the Addiction Support forum from the hospital?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
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
What is the significance of the play's title and how does it intertwine with many themes within the play? Choose at least three themes represented by the play's title and use concrete details from particular scenes to support your claims.
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