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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. How does Echo's family feel about her winning the spelling bee?

2. What does Echo do as Artie leaves the auditorium after the spelling bee?

3. Why does Artie leave Echo with Dorothea?

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

5. What is Echo's plan for the spelling bee?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why do you think that Dorothea reacts so coldly to Artie when she searches for the lock of hair?

6. What do all of the "educational stops " which the Westbrook women made have in common?

7. What happens to Artie when her mother reappears in 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. How is Artie's choice of seat at the Spelling Bee a metaphor for her life?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Character names are very important in this play and have a kind of "self-fulfilling prophesy". Discuss how this is especially true for Artie. Give examples from the text to support your thoughts.

Essay Topic 3

Dorothea gives her daughter and granddaughter very meaningful names: Artie (Artemis) and Echo. Dorothea explains her reasoning behind Echo's naming in the play. Artie is named after Artemis, a Greco-Roman huntress who was known for her ruthlessness and solitariness. Discuss how the characters' names fit their personalities. Give examples from the text to support your thoughts.

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