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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 many biological children did Ginny give birth to in her lifetime?
2. 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?
3. What year is the car ChutesAndLadders is trying to sell?
4. What do the stage directions indicate should happen onstage when Yazmin and Elliot try to lift Odessa onto the couch?
5. What do Yazmin and Elliot see when they turn on the lights inside Odessa's house?
Short Essay Questions
1. What simile does Odessa/Haikumom use to describe trying to stay clean when she states that the support forum helps her fill the hours?
2. What is the playwright's purpose in having three different scenes play out at the same time in Scene Eleven?
3. How are the themes of hope and new beginnings portrayed in Scene Eleven when Clay/ChutesandLadders tries to sell his car on the phone?
4. What does Odessa/Haikumom say to John/Fountainhead that causes him to say, "Fuck you" (62) and to start to leave the diner?
5. What is the significance of Odessa/Haikumom's choice to list John/Fountainhead as her emergency contact?
6. What does John/Fountainhead finally admit just before Elliot and Yazmin enter the diner?
7. What are Odessa/Haikumom's instructions to John/Fountainhead after she regains consciousness in the hospital?
8. 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?
9. Why does John/Fountainhead lie about how he knows Odessa/Haikumom when meeting Elliot and Yazmin?
10. What wrong assumption does John/Fountainhead make based on Odessa/Haikumom's appearance?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
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
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.
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