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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Artie teach her daughter?
(a) By having her use words in a sentence to show that she knows what they mean.
(b) By talking about stories she has read.
(c) By making her do pages of math problems.
(d) By quizzing her constantly on how to spell words.

2. How old was Artie when Dorothea cut off the lock of her hair?
(a) Artie was seven.
(b) Artie was an infant.
(c) Artie was eighteen.
(d) Artie was in her thirties.

3. After the picnic, what does Dorothea decide she should become?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A psychic.
(c) An eccentric.
(d) A nurse.

4. What is Echo's plan for the spelling bee?
(a) To win the spelling bee.
(b) To have both her mother and grandmother come to the spelling bee and be reunited.
(c) To run away at the spelling bee.
(d) To intentionally lose the spelling bee to gain her mother's pity.

5. In scene 3, which character does the audience meet more fully?
(a) Dorothea's mother.
(b) Echo.
(c) Artie.
(d) Dorothea.

Short Answer Questions

1. What news does Artie have for her mother when she calls her for the second time in scene 4?

2. What did Artie do right after kissing Dorothea after the spelling bee?

3. Why does Dorothea marry her husband?

4. What does Echo do as Artie leaves the auditorium after the spelling bee?

5. What does Dorothea do after graduating from high school?

(see the answer key)

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