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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Artie communicate with her mother when her mother is mute?
(a) She reads to her.
(b) She talks to her.
(c) She sings to her.
(d) She doesn't.

2. What great skill does Echo have?
(a) Echo is able to spell very well.
(b) Echo is a great cook.
(c) Echo can run very fast.
(d) Echo can fly with homemade wings.

3. Where in scene 3 does the audience feel sympathy for Dorothea?
(a) When Dorothea is forced into marriage and deprived of an education.
(b) When Dorothea is tremendously ill.
(c) When Dorothea is pregnant with Artie.
(d) When Dorothea meets her husband.

4. How old is Artie when she has her first tutor?
(a) 8.
(b) 2.
(c) 13.
(d) 5.

5. What does Echo feel when her opponent crumbles?
(a) She is appalled by his behavior.
(b) She doesn't even notice.
(c) She thinks he is over reacting.
(d) She feels sorry for him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was important about the trip back east to Dorothea?

2. What happens to Dorothea's husband?

3. What is Echo's frame of mind as she spells her words?

4. What kind of winner was Echo?

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

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