Water by the Spoonful Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

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.

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

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

2.

The movement back and forth between scenes in two narrative lines occurring simultaneously is known as what?

Anchoring.

Splitting.

Intercutting.

Editing.

3.

What is the most likely reason that, at the end of the lecture, Yazmin says her first music lesson was only seven minutes long? (from Scene 3)

That was the length of her time with the teacher who taught her about the true music in “dissonance”.

That was the length of time it took to play her composition for the teacher who taught her about dissonance.

She left in anger when her teacher said she didn’t understand music.

She left in anger when her teacher said he hated her composition.

4.

What does the juxtaposition between The Ghost’s phrase and other elements of Scene 6 suggest about the phrase? (from Scene 5)

That dealing with the past represented by The Ghost and the phrase is somehow essential for Elliot’s recovery from PTSD.

That Yazmin is on the road to recovery from her past, but Elliot is not.

That Elliot is as haunted by The Ghost and his words as Yazmin is by her addiction.

That the chatroom characters are as haunted by Elliot’s past as he is.

5.

What is the implication of the light shining down on Odessa in Scene 12? (from Scene 12)

That Elliot is ready to let her go.

That the afterlife is opening to her.

That Orangutan is ready to let her go.

That Ginny is coming to get her.

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