Water by the Spoonful Quiz

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By the end of the play, which character seems in the least need of a positive human connection, and why? (from Scene 15)

Yazmin, because she’s got good, supportive relationships.

Orangutan, because she found the courage to take the last stage of her journey alone.

Elliot, because he’s realized he’s strong enough to recover from his past on his own.

Odessa, because she’s about to go into rehab, and is therefore on a secure road to recovery.

The transformation of communication from online to in-person represents and/or manifests which of the narrative’s themes?

How the past affects the present.

The importance of human connection.

Struggling with addiction.

Redemption and forgiveness.

Which circumstance earlier in the play is referred to indirectly in Fountainhead’s comment in Scene 13 that Yazmin and Elliot have to go to Puerto Rico? (from Scene 13)

Ginny’s wish to have her ashes scattered in the country (Puerto Rico) from which she came.

Elliot’s father’s wish to return to visit the family in the wake of Ginny’s death.

Odessa’s wish to have her ashes scattered in the country (Puerto Rico) from which she came.

Yazmin’s desire to reconnect with her family in the aftermath of her divorce.

What is the most likely reason that Chutes is so insistent that Fountainhead be the one to take care of Odessa? (from Scene 13)

Fountainhead is both physically nearby and the one most in need of Odessa’s inspiration.

Fountainhead is both physically nearby and the one further enough in recovery to be responsible.

Chutes is afraid of becoming more connected to Odessa than he already is.

Chutes is afraid that if Odessa is left to the care of Elliot, that she will die.

How does the use of online nicknames / avatars reflect the narrative’s thematic exploration of connecting with true identity? (from Scene 2)

They enable the participants in the chatroom to say hurtful things to each other without fear of consequences in their real lives.

They conceal the users’ names, meaning that their true identities are hidden.

They enable the participants in the chatroom to tell lies about who they really are.

They conceal the truth of the users’ situation – that is, the reason they’re using the chatroom.