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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Artie is _______________ she becomes pregnant.
(a) 21.
(b) 16
(c) 30.
(d) 18.

2. For Dorothea, eccentricity means _____________________her child.
(a) Exploiting.
(b) Leaving.
(c) Loving.
(d) Having fun with.

3. Why were Artie and Echo's conversations limited?
(a) Echo would only talk about one thing.
(b) Dorothea interupted their phone conversations.
(c) Dorothea would not allow them to talk on the phone.
(d) Artie did not know any other way to reach out to her daughter.

4. The play's title is most relevant to which character?
(a) Echo's father.
(b) Dorothea.
(c) Artie.
(d) Echo.

5. Which character ends scene 1?
(a) Artie's aunt.
(b) Echo.
(c) Dorothea.
(d) Artie's father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Artie remember from her own childhood?

2. Where in scene 3 does the audience feel sympathy for Dorothea?

3. In the opening of scene 2, what does Artie say concerns her the most?

4. What does Dorothea convince Artie to do about her pregnancy?

5. How many words does Echo misspell when her mother drills her on the phone?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the primary complication between the Westbrook women in this play?

2. What do you think the purpose of this scene 3 is?

3. What skill does Echo have, and how does this skill become a form of communication between Echo and her mother?

4. Artie begins and ends scene two. What do we learn about the character?

5. Why do you think Dorothea has such high expectations of Artie?

6. How is Dorothea's educational treatment of Echo similar to how she raised Artie?

7. Do you think Artie will be able to function away from her mother?

8. How are the 3 main characters related to each other?

9. How does Dorothea force her value of education over motherhood on Artie?

10. Who is Artie named after and how does this name match her personality?

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