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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. Dorothea began teaching Echo to read at the age of ______________.

2. What happens on Artie's way back home at the end of scene 2?

3. Who made the wings that a character is wearing in the first scene?

4. What dream does Artie have?

5. What did Echo and her mother talk about on the phone?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the primary complication between the Westbrook women in this play?

2. What do you think the purpose of this scene 3 is?

3. What do you think the author's purpose was in having Echo spelling heard between Dorothea's recollections?

4. At what point in scene 3 do you think the audience loses sympathy for Dorothea?

5. In scene 1, Dorothea has had a stroke and is rendered mute. Why do you think Echo insists she can hear Dorothea?

6. What are the basic relationships between the Westbrook women?

7. How does Dorothea force her value of education over motherhood on Artie?

8. What does Artie admit is her own neurosis?

9. Why does Dorothea decide to take on a life of eccentricity?

10. How are the 3 main characters related to each other?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how motherhood is handled by both Dorothea and Artie. Do you think Echo will be different in her role as a mother?

Essay Topic 3

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

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