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

2. Why does Artie tear up the house in scene 5?

3. Why did Dorothea choose the name she did for her granddaughter?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Dorothea cut a lock of Artie's hair?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Artie said she could remember everything and was against total recall as a form of learning. Despite this, she drilled Echo repeatedly on spelling words. Why do you think she chose to teach Echo in this way? What other factors may have played into her decision?

Essay Topic 2

Artie's father is mentioned briefly in the play. Discuss how Artie's father influenced the women in the play, despite his seemingly small role.

Essay Topic 3

Artie was set up for failure repeatedly by Dorothea's unreasonable expectations. Explore these scenes and write about how these early events later influenced Artie's life choices. Give evidence from the play to support your thoughts.

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