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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. In what discipline is John pursuing his PhD?

2. On what day of Jess's employment with John does Scene Three open?

3. Ani's therapist had told her that what kind of therapy would help her body to repair itself?

4. What is John's first guess regarding Jess's major at Princeton?

5. What items does Ani discover Eddie's girlfriend is about to bring to Eddie when he is still in Ani's apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What simile does John use to describe what having cerebral palsy feels like?

2. What is the setting of Scene One?

3. What evidence is present that indicates Eddie's previous substance abuse problems?

4. What evidence lies within Scene Two that suggests that Ani has hope of regaining her physical proclivities?

5. What impetus has brought Eddie to the bar in Brooklyn?

6. In what ways is Scene Two similar to Scene One, in terms of theme and structure?

7. In what ways does Scene Two contrast with Scene One, in terms of theme and structure?

8. What had been the reason for Eddie losing his last job?

9. What is the setting of the Prologue?

10. What final question does John ask Jess before he offers her a job?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Martyna Marjok's message about the relationship between poverty and privilege within her play Cost of Living?

Essay Topic 2

Martyna Majok begins the play with three different quotes making up the Epigraphs section of the text. Explain how the contents of Epigraphs section relate to the play and how they reflect the play's major themes.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the playwright’s purpose for situating the story of Cost of Living among the coldest winter months.

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