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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. When Orangutan chats online with ChutesAndLadders from the Sapporo train station, what subject does she tell him she has just researched?
2. What word does Orangutan use to describe ChutesAndLadders when he finally calls his son?
3. What travel-related location does Odessa's unconscious mind think she finds herself during her drug overdose?
4. What feature of his car does ChutesAndLadders mention last as a way to tempt the prospective buyer who is on the phone?
5. When Elliot is too emotionally overcome to continue speaking, who delivers the rest of his line for him at the end of the scene at Ginny's funeral?
Short Essay Questions
1. What wrong assumption does John/Fountainhead make based on Odessa/Haikumom's appearance?
2. How are the themes of hope and new beginnings portrayed in Scene Eleven when Clay/ChutesandLadders tries to sell his car on the phone?
3. How does Odessa/Haikumom respond to John/Fountainhead's admission that he had minimized the depth of his addiction in his first post on the forum?
4. After Elliot angrily tells the story of Mary Lou's death, what does Odessa/Haikumom do that foreshadows her coming relapse?
5. What is the significance of the water wings' presence on Clay/ChutesandLadders's desk?
6. What does John/Fountainhead finally admit just before Elliot and Yazmin enter the diner?
7. What is the significance of Clay/ChutesandLadders's appeal to John/Fountainhead to take some action in relation to caring for Odessa/Haikumom?
8. What does the light represent within Scene Twelve when Madeleine/Orangutan is awakened on the train platform by the policeman's flashlight and Yazmin sees a light above Odessa/Haikumom?
9. What is the significance of Odessa/Haikumom's whereabouts and actions during the time her sister Ginny's funeral is taking place across town?
10. How does Scene Eleven display characteristics of the plot arc phase of rising action?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the function of John/Fountainhead's character within the play? What themes does his character help to highlight and how do his character traits help shape the play's message? Support your claims with concrete examples and quotes from the play's narrative.
Essay Topic 2
What is the play's message regarding bravery? How do the events and characters define bravery and what is the play's ultimate message about those definitions? Use concrete details to support your claim about the play's message regarding bravery.
Essay Topic 3
What is the play's overall message concerning the inevitability of the past's hold on humans' current identities? Create a clear and specific claim stating the playwright's message and back up your points with carefully chosen scenes and quotes from the play.
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