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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. Eddie is described as an "unemployed" (8) what?

2. How many of the play's 9 scenes are noted to occur on "the same Friday night in December" (5)?

3. What college had Jess attended for her undergraduate degree?

4. For what reason does Jess appear at John's door at the start of Scene One?

5. What piece of furniture does Eddie insist on moving within Ani's apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Eddie do for a living?

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

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

4. What had been the reason for Eddie's long absence from Ani after her accident?

5. In what way does Majok instruct the reader to interpret the word "fuckin" (6) within the dialogue of the play?

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

7. For what reason has Eddie come to Ani's apartment in Scene Two?

8. For what purpose has Jess come to John's apartment in Scene One?

9. What does Ani say will happen if her fingers are not kept flat upon her wheelchair pad?

10. What do Ani's text messages to Eddie during their marriage symbolize?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Jess's role within the events of the play and explain how her character helps to further develop certain themes inherent in Martyna Majok’s Pulitzer Prize-winning work.

Essay Topic 2

In what ways does Martyna Majok’s chosen setting of Northern New Jersey interact and intertwine with the play’s included themes and messages?

Essay Topic 3

All of the characters in this play have specific yet varied relationships with money. Examine the theme of money in the play Cost of Living and discuss how it affects the four main characters within the play.

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