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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened when Artie tried to fly?
(a) She refused to try.
(b) She started to fly, and then fell.
(c) She flew around the yard.
(d) She failed.

2. What do the wings represent to Artie?
(a) A wonderful time from her childhood.
(b) A way that she can finally fly.
(c) Her terrible childhood with an eccentric, controlling mother.
(d) A gift from a loving mother.

3. What foreshadows the relationship between Echo and Artie in the first scene?
(a) Echo drawing a picture.
(b) Echo spelling the title of the play out loud.
(c) Echo communicating with mute Dorothea.
(d) Artie running to hug her daughter.

4. Dorothea tries to _________________________ Artie.
(a) Undermine.
(b) Free.
(c) Control.
(d) Encourage.

5. Why were Artie and Echo's conversations limited?
(a) Dorothea would not allow them to talk on the phone.
(b) Dorothea interupted their phone conversations.
(c) Echo would only talk about one thing.
(d) Artie did not know any other way to reach out to her daughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character ends scene 1?

2. Who first taught Echo to love words?

3. What is the last name of the family in this play?

4. What great skill does Echo have?

5. How does Artie communicate with her mother when her mother is mute?

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