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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Echo's relationship to Artie?

2. How is Dorothea's health as the play opens?

3. Scene 2 begins and ends with which character?

4. Who says that a smart girl will never be married?

5. What does Dorothea do to help Artie learn?

Short Essay Questions

1. Does Artie ever rebel from Dorothea?

2. Why does Artie feel that she was Dorothea's guinea pig as she grew up?

3. What is the primary complication between the Westbrook women in this play?

4. Why does Dorothea decide to take on a life of eccentricity?

5. How does Dorothea's choice to become an eccentric take away Artie's freedom?

6. Why does Artie feel her ability to remember everything is an inconvenience?

7. Why do you think Artie runs away instead of letting her mother send her to college?

8. Do you think Artie will be able to function away from her mother?

9. What is the opening action of this play, and what does this foreshadow?

10. What are the basic relationships between the Westbrook women?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The homemade wings reappear throughout the play and have importance and meaning for the characters. Discuss the wings from each of the character's perspective.

Essay Topic 2

In scene 5, the cross country drive west back to Dorothea's home is recounted. Echo was too young to remember the trip, but both Dorothea and Artie recount their memorable stops along the way. What do these stops indicate about Dorothea and Artie?

Essay Topic 3

Foreshadowing is used throughout Eleemosynary. Discuss examples of it and how it increases understanding of the play.

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