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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many times did Artie run away?
(a) 3 times.
(b) 1 time.
(c) 2 times.
(d) 4 times.

3. Why aren't Artie and Dorothea happy about Echo winning?
(a) They think that Echo cheated.
(b) They didn't want Echo to think anything had changed between them.
(c) They wanted Echo to feel what it was like to lose.
(d) They feel sorry for the little boy Echo defeated.

4. What does Echo feel when her opponent crumbles?
(a) She is appalled by his behavior.
(b) She feels sorry for him.
(c) She doesn't even notice.
(d) She thinks he is over reacting.

5. In Scene 6, how does Artie communicate with her daughter after seeing her?
(a) She writes her letters once a week.
(b) She visits her once a month.
(c) She calls her to help her study spelling.
(d) She breaks off all communication.

6. After all her name-changes and moves, what was Artie finally ready to to?
(a) Get a real job.
(b) Try to fly again.
(c) Contact her mother, Dorothea.
(d) Come home.

7. How does Artie feel when she sees her daughter in scene 5?
(a) Panicked.
(b) Pure joy.
(c) Disappointment.
(d) Anger.

8. What time of day was it when Dorothea cut the lock of hair from Artie?
(a) At lunchtime.
(b) The middle of the night.
(c) Right before bedtime.
(d) First thing in the morning

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

10. How many times did Artie say she moved?
(a) 3 times.
(b) 4 times.
(c) 8 times.
(d) 2 times.

11. What excuse does the spelling bee give Artie?
(a) To mend her relationship with Dorothea.
(b) To practice her own spelling.
(c) To call her daughter more often.
(d) To visit Echo on a weekly basis.

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

13. Artie considered going to the spelling bee as her ___________.
(a) Duty.
(b) Privilege.
(c) Punishment.
(d) Adventure.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After Artie accidentally sees Echo in scene 5, what does she suggest to Echo?

2. What is the difference between the little boy losing and Echo losing, from Echo's perspective?

3. How many names did Artie take on to keep from being found?

4. How does Artie and Echo's argument end?

5. What is Echo's final word in the spelling bee?

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