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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. Why does Dorothea cut off a lock of Artie's hair?
(a) She was giving Artie a hair cut.
(b) Artie had gum in her hair and she was cutting it out.
(c) Dorothea says it will always be a connection to her daughter, Artie.
(d) She wanted to compare Artie's hair with her own.

2. Why does Echo feel such kinship to Dorothea?
(a) Echo feels nokinshipto Dorothea.
(b) Echo feels she is just like Dorothea.
(c) Dorothea reminds Echo of her mother.
(d) Dorothea raised her.

3. How does Echo's family feel about her winning the spelling bee?
(a) Very proud.
(b) United in their pride and happiness.
(c) Upset at how she treated her opponent.
(d) Overjoyed.

4. How many times did Artie say she moved?
(a) 2 times.
(b) 4 times.
(c) 3 times.
(d) 8 times.

5. What is the difference between the little boy losing and Echo losing, from Echo's perspective?
(a) If the little boy won, Echo would finally get her family's sympathy.
(b) Echo would not have another chance at winning, but the little boy was younger and would have more opportunities.
(c) The little boy would lose the competition, while Echo would lose her home.
(d) The little boy would just lose, while Echo would fail to reunite her family.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Echo buy the Robinson Crusoe book?

2. Why did Dorothea choose the name she did for her granddaughter?

3. How does Artie feel when she sees her daughter in scene 5?

4. Where does Artie accidentally see Echo?

5. What is Dorothea's relationship with her son-in-law?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Echo so ruthless in her defeat of the little boy?

2. Why did Artie move and change her name so many times?

3. What happens to Artie when her mother reappears in her life?

4. Why do you think the author chose the book "Robinson Crusoe" to mention as being connected to Artie?

5. Why are Artie and Echo arguing over Dorothea as scene 4 opens?

6. Why does Artie feel that she has fulfilled her commitment to Echo?

7. Why do you think that Echo put on the wings in the beginning of scene 5?

8. Do you think Artie realizes the importance of the spelling bee to Echo?

9. Why do you think Dorothea wanted Echo to be so willing to give forgiveness?

10. Why is Echo unable to see what she is doing to the little boy in the Spelling Bee?

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