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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 response to Dorothea being back in her life?
2. Why does Artie tear up the house in scene 5?
3. How did the family end up back in Dorothea's house back east?
4. How does Dorothea and Artie's phone call first phone call in scene 4 end?
5. In Scene 6, how does Artie communicate with her daughter after seeing her?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Artie's choice of seat at the Spelling Bee a metaphor for her life?
2. Why do you think that Echo put on the wings in the beginning of scene 5?
3. What do all of the "educational stops " which the Westbrook women made have in common?
4. Why is Echo unable to see what she is doing to the little boy in the Spelling Bee?
5. Why did Dorothea change her granddaughter's name to Echo?
6. Why do you think Artie left her daughter with Dorothea, despite her own traumatic childhood with her mother?
7. Why do you think Dorothea wanted Echo to be so willing to give forgiveness?
8. Why does Dorothea cut a lock of Artie's hair?
9. Why do you think the author chose to "kill off"all the male characters in the play?
10. Why did Artie move and change her name so many times?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Dorothea admits that in the last years of her life she is more concerned about her daughter, from whom he is estranged, rather than her granddaughter, whom she is raising. Why do you think this is true, and what may be the affects of this on Echo?
Essay Topic 2
Artie's father is mentioned briefly in the play. Discuss how Artie's father influenced the women in the play, despite his seemingly small role.
Essay Topic 3
In scene 5, the cross country drive west back to Dorothea's home is recounted. Echo was too young to remember the trip, but both Dorothea and Artie recount their memorable stops along the way. What do these stops indicate about Dorothea and Artie?
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