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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dorothea do with the lock of hair?
(a) She puts in a locket which she wears.
(b) She hides it from Artie.
(c) She puts in a frame in the living room.
(d) She throws it away.

2. Why does Echo feel such kinship to Dorothea?
(a) Echo feels nokinshipto Dorothea.
(b) Dorothea reminds Echo of her mother.
(c) Echo feels she is just like Dorothea.
(d) Dorothea raised her.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which 3 things were most important about the trip back east to Artie?

2. How does Dorothea help Echo remember her mother when Artie is gone?

3. Who meets up after the spelling bee?

4. How was Artie able to overcome her childhood?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Echo so ruthless in her defeat of the little boy?

2. Why do you think that Echo put on the wings in the beginning of scene 5?

3. Why is Echo unable to see what she is doing to the little boy in the Spelling Bee?

4. Why does Artie feel that she has fulfilled her commitment to Echo?

5. Why do you think Dorothea wanted Echo to be so willing to give forgiveness?

6. Why did Dorothea change her granddaughter's name to Echo?

7. How is Artie's choice of seat at the Spelling Bee a metaphor for her life?

8. What happens to Artie when her mother reappears in her life?

9. Why are Artie and Echo arguing over Dorothea as scene 4 opens?

10. Why do you think the author chose the book "Robinson Crusoe" to mention as being connected to Artie?

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