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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 time of day was it when Dorothea cut the lock of hair from Artie?

2. How does Artie tell Echo about the National Spelling Bee?

3. How was Artie able to overcome her childhood?

4. What is Echo doing as scene 5 opens?

5. Artie considered going to the spelling bee as her ___________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you think Echo said Artie was just a dead person when she called in scene 4?

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

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

4. Do you think Artie realizes the importance of the spelling bee to Echo?

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Artie suggest to Echo to practice for the National Spelling Bee?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Dorothea is in a coma, Artie and Echo fight about whether or not there is any value in interacting with Dorothea. Artie believes that Dorothea is nothing more than a vegetable. Echo believes she is still a person with feelings. Why do you think the characters are acting as they are? Use examples from the play to explain their actions.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Dorothea's reaction to Artie searching for her lock of hair. Why is this so important to Dorothea, and is Dorothea reasonable in her reaction to Artie's search?

Essay Topic 3

Dorothea admits that in the last years of her life she is more concerned about her daughter, from whom he is estranged, rather than her granddaughter, whom she is raising. Why do you think this is true, and what may be the affects of this on Echo?

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