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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what point in scene 3 does the audience lose sympathy for Dorothea?
(a) When she endangers Artie by making her try to fly.
(b) When she marries someone she does not love.
(c) When she is not sad when her husband dies.
(d) When she chooses to be an eccentric.

2. Where in scene 3 does the audience feel sympathy for Dorothea?
(a) When Dorothea meets her husband.
(b) When Dorothea is pregnant with Artie.
(c) When Dorothea is tremendously ill.
(d) When Dorothea is forced into marriage and deprived of an education.

3. What is Dorothea's reaction to Artie's pregnancy?
(a) Dorothea wants Artie to get married before the baby is born.
(b) Dorothea is thrilled and cannot wait until the baby is born.
(c) Dorothea is disappointed that Artie is so young, but is excited about having a grandchild.
(d) Dorothea is upset because she feels having a child would ruin Artie's chance at an education.

4. Artie has an inability to do what, regarding Echo?
(a) Talk.
(b) Keep her healthy.
(c) Drive her to school.
(d) Show affection.

5. How many words does Echo misspell when her mother drills her on the phone?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 0.
(d) 1.

6. What is the last name of the family in this play?
(a) Heathers.
(b) Westover.
(c) Westbrook.
(d) Brookshire.

7. What dream does Artie have?
(a) That her mother has a terrible accident.
(b) That Echo falls out of a tree.
(c) That she is able to fly through the sky with homemade wings.
(d) That her mother burns all Artie's books.

8. Why were Artie and Echo's conversations limited?
(a) Dorothea would not allow them to talk on the phone.
(b) Artie did not know any other way to reach out to her daughter.
(c) Echo would only talk about one thing.
(d) Dorothea interupted their phone conversations.

9. Artie's fear is considered __________________________.
(a) Hypochondria.
(b) Not real.
(c) A neurosis.
(d) A gift.

10. Who opens the third scene?
(a) Dorothea.
(b) Artie's father.
(c) Echo.
(d) Artie.

11. How many generations of women does this play cover?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

12. After Dorothea talks about her marriage, what topic does she talk about?
(a) Her first meeting of an eccentric.
(b) Her relationship with her father.
(c) Her knowledge base.
(d) Her great love for her daughter.

13. Who opens scene 2?
(a) Artie.
(b) Echo's father.
(c) Dorothea.
(d) Echo.

14. Who first taught Echo to love words?
(a) Dorothea.
(b) Echo's aunt.
(c) Echo's father.
(d) Artie.

15. Which character re-enters in the middle of scene 3?
(a) Dorothea's husband.
(b) Echo.
(c) Dorothea.
(d) Artie.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who raised Echo?

3. How did Artie's father feel about her having tutors?

4. What is Echo doing during scene 3?

5. What happened when Artie tried to fly?

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