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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 was the name of Elliot's two-year-old little sister who died as a result of her mother not giving her a spoonful of water every hour when she had influenza?
2. What does Elliot find on the floor of Odessa's house that causes him to think she has suffered a drug overdose?
3. How much does Yazmin guess that she and Elliot will get for Haikumom's computer at the pawnshop?
4. How many abandoned homes did Ginny refurbish and sell to young families prior to her death?
5. How many miles does the car have that ChutesAndLadders is trying to sell?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the significance of Odessa/Haikumom's choice to list John/Fountainhead as her emergency contact?
2. After Elliot angrily tells the story of Mary Lou's death, what does Odessa/Haikumom do that foreshadows her coming relapse?
3. What does the light represent within Scene Twelve when Madeleine/Orangutan is awakened on the train platform by the policeman's flashlight and Yazmin sees a light above Odessa/Haikumom?
4. What are Odessa/Haikumom's instructions to John/Fountainhead after she regains consciousness in the hospital?
5. What is the significance of the water wings' presence on Clay/ChutesandLadders's desk?
6. What is significant about Odessa/Haikumom's question to John/Fountainhead about whether his original crack dealer had been male or female?
7. 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?
8. What is the significance of Clay/ChutesandLadders's appeal to John/Fountainhead to take some action in relation to caring for Odessa/Haikumom?
9. What does Odessa/Haikumom say to John/Fountainhead that causes him to say, "Fuck you" (62) and to start to leave the diner?
10. How does Elliot react to Odessa/Haikumom's claim that she does not have money to contribute for Ginny's funeral wreath?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the play's treatment of class and privilege. Consider the socioeconomic status of a variety of different characters and analyze the playwright's ultimate message regarding class and privilege. Use quotes from the play to support your points.
Essay Topic 2
Perform a biographical criticism of Water by the Spoonful by researching Quiara Alegria Hudes's life and work. Be sure to create a strong and specific claim focused on this particular play and then support that claim with quotes from the play and from your playwright research.
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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