Water by the Spoonful Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

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.

2.

Why is it significant that The Ghost (seen for the first time in Scene 3) is played by the same actor as played Professor Aman? (from Scene 3)

Aman is a colleague of Yazmin’s: having the same actor play him and the Ghost reinforces the importance of Yazmin’s past to Elliot’s recollections.

Aman is a manifestation of Yazmin’s past in the same way as The Ghost is a manifestation of Elliot’s past.

Aman, like The Ghost, is a manifestation of Elliot’s past.

Aman is Arab: having the same actor play him and The Ghost reinforces the importance of circumstance and situation to the quote.

3.

Who are Madeleine and Buddy? (from Scene 15)

Orangutan and Chutes: Madeleine and Buddy are their real names.

Odessa and John: Madeleine and Buddy are their new nicknames for each other.

Yazmin and Elliot: Madeleine and Buddy are their new nicknames in the chatroom.

Ginny and Elliot’s dad: Madeleine and Buddy are their pet nicknames for each other.

4.

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

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

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

5.

Which of the chatroom characters is online when Elliot logs in pretending to be Haikumom? (from Scene 8)

Chutes and Ladders.

Orangutan.

Fountainhead.

Haikumom.

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