2. Instead of coming to see Echo, what does Artie do?
(a) She sometimes calls her on the phone.
(b) She never contacts Echo.
(c) She write her a letter everyday.
(d) She asks Echo to meet her.

3. What was important about the trip back east to Dorothea?
(a) Making educational stops for Echo.
(b) Eating in 5-star restaurants.
(c) Getting home as quickly as possible.
(d) Shopping in stores along the way.

4. How does Artie tell Echo about the National Spelling Bee?
(a) At the book fair.
(b) Over the phone.
(c) At Dorothea's house.
(d) She tells her about it over lunch at the deli.

5. When Artie calls her daughter on the phone, what does Echo tell Dorothea about the phone call?
(a) That it was from a dead person.
(b) That it was a sales call.
(c) That it was from her father.
(d) That is was a wrong number.

6. How does Dorothea and Artie's phone call first phone call in scene 4 end?
(a) They make plans to meet the next day.
(b) Artie hangs up.
(c) Dorothea hangs up.
(d) They say good-bye, promising to talk again soon.

7. What news does Artie have for her mother when she calls her for the second time in scene 4?
(a) She is married to a professor, is about to finish her graduate degree in BioChem, and is pregnant.
(b) She is sick and needs help.
(c) She has flunked out of college.
(d) She is unmarried and pregnant.

8. What is the difference between the little boy losing and Echo losing, from Echo's perspective?
(a) The little boy would lose the competition, while Echo would lose her home.
(b) The little boy would just lose, while Echo would fail to reunite her family.
(c) Echo would not have another chance at winning, but the little boy was younger and would have more opportunities.
(d) If the little boy won, Echo would finally get her family's sympathy.

9. What does Artie accomplish on her own?
(a) She writes a book.
(b) She puts herself through college.
(c) She raises her daughter on her own.
(d) She opens her own restaurant.

10. What does Artie do when she sees her daughter in scene 5?
(a) She gives her a big hug.
(b) She has lunch with her.
(c) She apologizes for abandoning her and asks for forgiveness.
(d) She runs away.

11. What kind of winner was Echo?
(a) Quiet, but proud.
(b) Grateful and kind.
(c) Quiet and unassuming.
(d) Obnoxious and cruel.

12. What is Dorothea doing when scene 4 opens?
(a) Dorothea is in a coma in a hospital bed.
(b) Dorothea is teaching Echo her alphabet.
(c) Dorothea is teaching Artie her alphabet.
(d) Dorothea is taking a walk in the park.

13. Why does Artie not like the vortex?
(a) She does not like the loud noise of racecars.
(b) It disturbs her because she does not like rules to be broken.
(c) She thought the building might fall down with her in it.
(d) She feels uncomfortable standing in a circle.

14. Why does Artie leave Echo with Dorothea?
(a) Artie believes that Dorothea needs Echo.
(b) Artie is too sick to care for Echo.
(c) Artie has a job offer in Europe.
(d) Artie does not have the money to care for her daughter.

15. How does Echo's family feel about her winning the spelling bee?
(a) Upset at how she treated her opponent.
(b) Very proud.
(c) United in their pride and happiness.
(d) Overjoyed.