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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. Why does Dorothea insist that Artie now needs her when Artie calls her the second time in scene 4?

2. What does Artie accomplish on her own?

3. After Artie accidentally sees Echo in scene 5, what does she suggest to Echo?

4. What does Dorothea do when she finds Artie tearing up the house?

5. Where does Dorothea live?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Artie when her mother reappears in her life?

2. Why are Artie and Echo arguing over Dorothea as scene 4 opens?

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

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

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

6. Why do you think that Echo put on the wings in the beginning of scene 5?

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

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

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

10. Do you think Artie realizes the importance of the spelling bee to Echo?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Echo's treatment of the little boy at the spelling bee. Why does Echo act so cruelly, which is seemingly out of character for her?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Dorothea's reaction to Artie searching for her lock of hair. Why is this so important to Dorothea, and is Dorothea reasonable in her reaction to Artie's search?

Essay Topic 3

Dorothea admits that in the last years of her life she is more concerned about her daughter, from whom he is estranged, rather than her granddaughter, whom she is raising. Why do you think this is true, and what may be the affects of this on Echo?

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