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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 is Artie's relationship to Dorothea?

2. Dorothea began teaching Echo to read at the age of ______________.

3. Artie's fear is considered __________________________.

4. Who raised Echo?

5. What dream does Artie have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do you think the author's purpose was in having Echo spelling heard between Dorothea's recollections?

2. Why does Artie feel that she was Dorothea's guinea pig as she grew up?

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

4. Who is the controller in the play? Who is being controlled?

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

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

7. What are the basic relationships between the Westbrook women?

8. Why do you think Artie runs away instead of letting her mother send her to college?

9. Does Artie ever rebel from Dorothea?

10. Who ignited Echo's original love of words?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The title of the play is a background theme throughout the play. Discuss why this title is appropriate for the play. Give examples of how it is used throughout the play.

Essay Topic 2

Dorothea and Artie have negative feelings about Echo winning the spelling bee because of Echo's poor treatment of her opponent. How do you think things might have been different if Echo had actually lost the spelling bee? How do you think Artie and Dorothea would have reacted then?

Essay Topic 3

Artie was set up for failure repeatedly by Dorothea's unreasonable expectations. Explore these scenes and write about how these early events later influenced Artie's life choices. Give evidence from the play to support your thoughts.

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