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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which 3 things were most important about the trip back east to Artie?
(a) A voodoo cult, Edgar Cayce's birthplace, and Edgar Cayce's grave.
(b) The voodoo cult, a landing strip for UFOs, and a man who had been to the moon.
(c) Edgar Cayce's birthplace, Edgar Cayce's grave, and Edgar Cayce's wife's grave.
(d) An indian burial ground, a voodoo cult and a convention of faith healers.

2. What is a "vortex"?
(a) The center of a circle.
(b) A space in which natural laws of physics are inverted.
(c) A very large race track.
(d) An unusually shaped building.

3. After Artie accidentally sees Echo in scene 5, what does she suggest to Echo?
(a) That Echo try out for the National Spelling Bee.
(b) That Echo now come to live with her.
(c) That Echo and Dorothea come and visit her.
(d) That they have dinner together and talk about Echo's schooling.

4. How hard was it for Echo to get to the National Spelling Bee?
(a) She got there easily.
(b) She only made it because another contestant became ill.
(c) She barely made it there.
(d) She had to practice a lot.

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

6. What does Artie inform Dorothea of after the spelling bee?
(a) They must talk to Echo about her behavior.
(b) That she was taking Echo to live with her.
(c) That she never wanted to see Echo again.
(d) They must share a familial kiss for Echo.

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

8. In reference to Echo and Artie's argument in the beginning of scene 4, what does Echo believe?
(a) That Dorothea cannot hear them in her coma.
(b) That Dorothea can hear them in her coma.
(c) That Dorothea's coma is Artie's fault.
(d) That Dorothea will never recover.

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

10. How many names did Artie take on to keep from being found?
(a) 4 names.
(b) 3 names.
(c) 2 names.
(d) 8 names.

11. Why was Echo happy to hear the word "eleemosynary" at the spelling bee?
(a) She had never heard it before, but could sound it out.
(b) It is her favorite word.
(c) Her mother loved the word.
(d) It was the longest word she knew.

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

13. What is Echo's frame of mind as she spells her words?
(a) She pauses hesitantly after each letter, unsure of herself.
(b) She is confident and spells them correctly.
(c) She is nervous, but spells them correctly.
(d) She smiles bravely, but misspells her first word.

14. What does Echo do as Artie leaves the auditorium after the spelling bee?
(a) Smiles and waves good bye.
(b) Runs after her.
(c) Begs her to stay.
(d) Cries openly.

15. Where does Artie accidentally see Echo?
(a) At the movies.
(b) At a book fair.
(c) In the mall.
(d) In a restaurant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Artie not like the vortex?

2. Who meets up after the spelling bee?

3. How old was Artie when Dorothea cut off the lock of her hair?

4. What is Echo doing as scene 5 opens?

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

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