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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. When Artie comes to Echo's spelling bee, where does she sit?
(a) In the seat next to Dorothea.
(b) Right up front so she can cheer on Echo.
(c) Far away from Dorothea so neither she nor Echo can see her.
(d) In the seat directly behind Dorothea.

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

3. 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 they have dinner together and talk about Echo's schooling.
(c) That Echo now come to live with her.
(d) That Echo try out for the National Spelling Bee.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Echo feel when her opponent crumbles?

2. How does Artie feel when she sees her daughter in scene 5?

3. Why is Dorothea so proud of two year old Echo?

4. How hard was it for Echo to get to the National Spelling Bee?

5. What does Dorothea feel is the most important aspect of Echo's personality?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why did Artie move and change her name so many times?

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

5. Why does Echo agree to work towards the National Spelling Bee?

6. What evidence is there in scene 5 that Echo is intrigued by her mother and wants to get to know her?

7. How do Artie and Dorothea feel about Echo's winning of the spelling bee?

8. After all her time away from Dorothea, why do you think Artie finally called her?

9. How does what Dorothea says about the lock of hair always connecting her to Artie foreshadow their relationship?

10. Why do you think the author chose to "kill off"all the male characters in the play?

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