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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Echo doing during scene 3?
(a) Echo is playing in the sandbox.
(b) Echo is not in the scene.
(c) Echo is reading a book.
(d) Echo is spelling.

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

3. What excuse does Artie originally give for not being able to attend the spelling bee?
(a) She is afraid she will make Echo nervous.
(b) She cannot leave her research.
(c) She has an out of town meeting.
(d) Her car is broken down and she cannot get there.

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

5. How did Artie's father feel about her having tutors?
(a) He was against it.
(b) He was all for it.
(c) He felt she was not learning anything from them.
(d) He was indifferent about it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Artie leave Echo with Dorothea?

2. Who first taught Echo to love words?

3. Scene 2 begins and ends with which character?

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

5. What is the relationship between the women in the family?

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