Water by the Spoonful Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Why does Fountainhead join the chatroom? (from Scene 4)

To boast that he’s not as much of an addict as they are.

He’s a police officer in disguise, and is trying to find out which of them is dealing drugs.

He’s a drug dealer in disguise, trying to get the chatroom characters to buy from him.

To get help from the others in staying clean.

2.

Ginny’s nurturing of plants in her garden can be seen as a parallel to what action by another character? (from Scene 5)

Haikumom’s nurturing of the visitors to her chatroom.

Yazmin’s nurturing of Orangutan.

Elliot’s nurturing of his father.

Yazmin’s nurturing of her students.

3.

Which principal character has no direct, personal experience with being addicted?

Yazmin.

John.

Odessa.

Elliot.

4.

What is the most likely explanation for Orangutan not catching the train to the town where she was born? (from Scene 10, 11)

She wants to catch a later train.

She’s afraid of being disappointed.

She’s afraid of losing her friendship with Chutes.

She’s afraid of losing her friendship with Haikumom.

5.

Which character’s experience of his / her true identity seems the furthest away from his/her condition at the end of the play, and why? (from Scene 15)

Elliot, because in the play’s final moments, he is still haunted by the memory / experience of the Ghost.

John’s, because he continues to be in denial about his addiction and refuses to acknowledge the need to help others in the same situation.

Odessa’s, because she has relapsed thoroughly into both her addiction and her guilt over the past.

Chutes, because he hasn’t found the courage to acknowledge that his addiction is preventing him from knowing himself.

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