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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. How many days of sobriety does Orangutan announce she has when she comes back online after a long absence?

2. In Greek mythology, what is Hades?

3. In what country was Orangutan born?

4. What type of flowers does Elliot refuse to have in Ginny's funeral wreath?

5. What phrase does ChutesAndLadders use to describe his physical appearance?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does John/Fountainhead differ from all of the other characters in the play?

2. Discuss the Ghost's role as a theatrical externalization within the play.

3. Explain the significance of Odessa/Haikumom's haiku that she posts on the Addiction Support forum in Scene Two.

4. What fact about Madeleine/Orangutan's identity is learned by Clay/ChutesandLadders, Odessa/Haikumom, and the audience all at once in Scene Two?

5. What label does Clay/ChutesandLadders insist that John/Fountainhead apply to himself and why does he insist on this admission?

6. What is the significance of the Ghost breathing on Elliot at the end of Scene 6 and knocking him down?

7. What do the stage directions say the actors should be doing while chatting online with one another?

8. How does Elliot try to lessen the pain caused by his wounded leg now that he no longer takes pain medication?

9. What does Elliot consider inappropriate about the method his father uses to let him know that his adoptive mother Ginny has been placed on life support?

10. How does the audience learn of Elliot's volatile temper within Scene Three when he learns that his mother Ginny is on life support?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Perform a biographical criticism of Water by the Spoonful by researching Quiara Alegria Hudes's life and work. Be sure to create a strong and specific claim focused on this particular play and then support that claim with quotes from the play and from your playwright research.

Essay Topic 2

What is the play's message regarding the nature of technology? Write a strong claim that states the play's message about technology and support your claim with concrete details from the play.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the significance of the Ghost in the play. What is the playwright's purpose in including the Ghost and how does the Ghost's presence reflect particular themes put forth by the play as a whole? Choose specific quotes from both the dialogue and the stage directions in order to support your claim.

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