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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In scene 2, with what does Artie say she has trouble doing?
(a) Physically touching others, even her daughter.
(b) Flying with homemade wings.
(c) Running the mile.
(d) Spelling words.

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

4. How does Dorothea feel about her husband?
(a) Dorothea feels no grief when he dies.
(b) Dorothea hates her husband.
(c) Dorothea loves him dearly.
(d) Dorothea feels pity for her husband.

5. What did Echo and her mother talk about on the phone?
(a) Artie told Echo stories about her childhood.
(b) Artie called out words for Echo to spell.
(c) Artie told Echo how to fly.
(d) Artie asked questions about Dorothea.

6. What foreshadows the relationship between Echo and Artie in the first scene?
(a) Echo drawing a picture.
(b) Artie running to hug her daughter.
(c) Echo spelling the title of the play out loud.
(d) Echo communicating with mute Dorothea.

7. Dorothea changed her granddaughter's name to ______________________.
(a) Barbara.
(b) Echo.
(c) Dorothea.
(d) Jane.

8. What did Artie name her daughter?
(a) Dorothea.
(b) Artie.
(c) Echo.
(d) Barbara.

9. What happens to Dorothea's husband?
(a) He leaves Dorothea.
(b) He has a stroke and is unable to communicate.
(c) He is crippled in an accident.
(d) He dies suddenly.

10. What is the happy time that Dorothea recalls in her life?
(a) Having her first child.
(b) Going to college.
(c) Meeting the eccentric.
(d) Marrying her husband.

11. What children do Dorothea and her husband have?
(a) Just Artie.
(b) Echo and Artie.
(c) Two sons and Artie, her daughter.
(d) A boy and a girl named Artie.

12. What method of learning is Artie against?
(a) Drill and practice.
(b) Total recall.
(c) Comprehension of stories.
(d) Problem-solving.

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

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

15. Dorothea has ______________________expectations for her daughter.
(a) Very low.
(b) Reasonable.
(c) Unreasonable.
(d) No.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Artie feel about the outcome of her pregnancy?

2. What is Dorothea's reaction to Artie's pregnancy?

3. How does Dorothea teach her granddaughter?

4. How concerned is Artie about her fear?

5. What does Artie remember from her own childhood?

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