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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Beatrice ask Tillie to get rid of in the final scene in Act 1?
(a) The horses and the rats.
(b) The whiskey and the cigarettes.
(c) The rabbit and the marigolds.
(d) The flashlight and the candles.

2. Select the character who makes the following statement: "I can't help it what people call you."
(a) Tillie.
(b) Beatrice.
(c) Mr. Goodman.
(d) Ruth.

3. What does Nanny say in Act 2?
(a) She mumbles inaudibly while on the phone with her daughter.
(b) "I want to go home."
(c) Nothing. She has no lines in Act 2.
(d) "Why is everybody so excited?"

4. According to Ruth, which science fair competitor does Tillie need to worry about?
(a) Janice Vickery.
(b) Kitty Smith.
(c) Elizabeth Staub.
(d) Amanda Peters.

5. At the end of Act 1, Ruth's emotions toward Tillie would be best described as:
(a) Fear and loathing.
(b) Jealousy and anger.
(c) Pride and enthusiasm.
(d) Scorn and disrespect.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character says that she receives fifty dollars a week?

2. Who is Mr. Mayo?

3. What does Beatrice hold over Nanny's head?

4. What has Beatrice prepared for Tillie's science project?

5. Beatrice takes a dramatic physical action following Dr. Berg's phone call. What is it?

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