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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. Who shines a flashlight onto Orangutan and offers her his assistance?
2. What literary device does Elliot declare to be present in Haikumom's choice of computer password once he figures it out?
3. How does ChutesAndLadders describe the color of the car he is trying to sell?
4. What is Odessa doing during Ginny's funeral?
5. When Haikumom admits that she still craves crack cocaine, how often does she say she craves it on a good day?
Short Essay Questions
1. What subject does John/Fountainhead try to avoid by making small talk about Puerto Rico?
2. What does Odessa/Haikumom say to John/Fountainhead that causes him to say, "Fuck you" (62) and to start to leave the diner?
3. How is the importance of human connection highlighted in Scene Thirteen when Clay/ChutesandLadders plans to meet Madeleine/Orangutan in Japan and John/Fountainhead reaches out to the other members of the Addiction Support forum from the hospital?
4. What does John/Fountainhead finally admit just before Elliot and Yazmin enter the diner?
5. What is the playwright's purpose in having three different scenes play out at the same time in Scene Eleven?
6. What is the significance of Clay/ChutesandLadders's appeal to John/Fountainhead to take some action in relation to caring for Odessa/Haikumom?
7. What are the main tenets of Odessa/Haikumom's advice to John/Fountainhead when they meet for the first time in person at the diner?
8. How are the themes of hope and new beginnings portrayed in Scene Eleven when Clay/ChutesandLadders tries to sell his car on the phone?
9. What do Odessa/Haikumom and John/Fountainhead find that they have in common when they first meet at the diner in person?
10. What wrong assumption does John/Fountainhead make based on Odessa/Haikumom's appearance?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the significance of the play's title and how does it intertwine with many themes within the play? Choose at least three themes represented by the play's title and use concrete details from particular scenes to support your claims.
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
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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