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Read this excerpt from The Miracle Worker Act 2.

KATE: But does that—
(She imitates with her fingers.)
—mean that to her?

ANNIE: No. No, she won’t know what spelling is till she knows what a word is.

KATE: Yet you keep spelling to her. Why?

ANNIE [CHEERILY]: I like to hear myself talk!

KATE: The Captain says it’s like spelling to the fence post.

Annie [A PAUSE]: Does he, now.

KATE: Is it?

What does the dialogue reveal about Kate?

She is eager to befriend Annie.
She is kind to her children.
She is curious about Annie’s methods.
She is well-educated about sign language

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She is curious about Annie’s methods.

The dialogue shows Kate asking questions and imitating the fingerspelling, probing whether it means anything to Helen and whether Annie’s approach is effective—indicating curiosity rather than the other traits.