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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 feature of his car does ChutesAndLadders mention last as a way to tempt the prospective buyer who is on the phone?

2. What make and model is the car that ChutesAndLadders is trying to sell?

3. How does ChutesAndLadders describe the color of the car he is trying to sell?

4. How do Elliot and Yazmin gain entry to Odessa's house after Ginny's funeral?

5. What literary device does Elliot declare to be present in Haikumom's choice of computer password once he figures it out?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of Odessa/Haikumom's choice to list John/Fountainhead as her emergency contact?

2. How are the themes of hope and new beginnings portrayed in Scene Eleven when Clay/ChutesandLadders tries to sell his car on the phone?

3. 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?

4. What subject does John/Fountainhead try to avoid by making small talk about Puerto Rico?

5. What is the significance of Clay/ChutesandLadders's appeal to John/Fountainhead to take some action in relation to caring for Odessa/Haikumom?

6. How does Scene Eleven display characteristics of the plot arc phase of rising action?

7. What is significant about Odessa/Haikumom's question to John/Fountainhead about whether his original crack dealer had been male or female?

8. What does Odessa/Haikumom say to John/Fountainhead that causes him to say, "Fuck you" (62) and to start to leave the diner?

9. What does John/Fountainhead finally admit just before Elliot and Yazmin enter the diner?

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

Discuss the motif of water within Water by the Spoonful. In what instances does water emerge, what patterns are present in its emergence, and what messages are sent through its overall portrayal? Use concrete details from the play to support your points.

Essay Topic 2

Explicate the playwright's use of the mother archetype within the play's events. What different types of mothers are portrayed and what is the ultimate message the playwright is sending concerning motherhood? Use examples and concrete details from the play to support your points.

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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