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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. What metaphor does Orangutan use to describe her feelings about her own identity whilst in Sapporo?

2. What role does Elliot want Yazmin to take on during Ginny's funeral?

3. What does Ginny do that Yaz views as a sign of healthy progress?

4. What action leads to Orangutan's parents' purchase of a one-way flight for her to visit Japan?

5. Whom does Yazmin ask Elliot to dissuade from coming to Ginny's funeral?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Clay/ChutesandLadders reveal as the catalyst for his decision to get sober?

4. In return for agreeing to deliver Ginny's eulogy, what does Yazmin ask Elliot to do for her?

5. For what transgression against Ginny does Elliot feel the most guilty and why?

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

7. What is the reason for Clay/ChutesandLadders' surprise at Madeleine/Orangutan's appearance in the Addiction Support forum in Scene Two?

8. What new information does the audience learn about John/Fountainhead within Scene 6 during his second appearance on the Addiction Support forum?

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

10. What is the significance of the Arabic phrase that is stuck in Elliot's head?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the playwright's treatment of truth, lies, and hypocrisy within Water by the Spoonful. Be sure to use particular characters and their situations to arrive at a specific and clear claim about the playwright's treatment of these topics. Use quotes from the play to support your claim.

Essay Topic 2

Study the final scene of the play, Scene 15, and use it to determine the playwright's main message to the audience. What does she want the audience to realize by the end of that scene and how does she get that message across in a clear yet symbolic fashion? Use concrete details from the final scene and from elsewhere in the play in order to support your claim.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of water within Water by the Spoonful. In what instances does water emerge, what patterns are present in its emergence, and what messages are sent through its overall portrayal? Use concrete details from the play to support your points.

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