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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Dorothea feel is the most important aspect of Echo's personality?
(a) That she speaks her mind.
(b) That she is confident.
(c) That she grant forgiveness.
(d) That she is well-educated.

4. Why is winning the spelling bee so important to Echo?
(a) She wants the prize for winning.
(b) She wants her mother to be proud of her.
(c) She thinks it will reunite her mother and grandmother.
(d) She wants her grandmother to be proud of her.

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

6. What does Dorothea do when she finds Artie tearing up the house?
(a) She gives her the lock of hair and says she never wants it back.
(b) She sends Artie to a friends house while she cleans up.
(c) She makes Artie stay home from school to clean up.
(d) She hugs Artie and asks her what is wrong.

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

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

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

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

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

12. Where does Dorothea live?
(a) In an apartment in Artie's building.
(b) In a house near Artie.
(c) In a house next door to Artie.
(d) About an hour away from Artie's house.

13. What is Echo doing as scene 5 opens?
(a) Echo is spelling out loud.
(b) Echo is sleeping.
(c) Echo is talking to her father.
(d) Echo is wearing the wings.

14. How many times did Echo read Robinson Crusoe?
(a) 3 times.
(b) 10 times.
(c) 5 times.
(d) 17 times.

15. What did Artie do right after kissing Dorothea after the spelling bee?
(a) She ran out of the auditorium.
(b) She asked Echo and Dorothea to come to dinner with her.
(c) She asked Echo to come live with her.
(d) She moved back into Dorothea's home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Artie do when she sees her daughter in scene 5?

2. How does Dorothea feel when she finds Artie searching for the lock of hair?

3. Why does Dorothea cut off a lock of Artie's hair?

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

5. How many times did Artie say she moved?

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