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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Beatrice describe her daughter, Tillie?
(a) She is a pretty girl.
(b) She is a mean girl.
(c) She is not a pretty girl.
(d) She is a sweet girl.

2. Which of the following statements best summarizes the final scene of Act 1?
(a) It is an uplifting scene in which Beatrice takes a stand against cigarette smoking and drinking, and she promises her daughters that from now on, she is going to be a better mother.
(b) It is a humorous scene in which Beatrice rides a horse through the living room while shouting "my life rocks" through a megaphone.
(c) It is a frightening scene in which Nanny collapses at Beatrice's feet, Ruth has a seizure, and Tillie runs away from home.
(d) It is an emotionally charged scene in which Beatrice seems to have a breakthrough, as she realizes the unfair treatment she has been giving her daughter.

3. In the final scene at the end of Act 1, what beverage is Nanny drinking?
(a) Water.
(b) Lemonade.
(c) Beer.
(d) Iced tea.

4. What does Beatrice do in the first act to distract Ruth and avoid being upset?
(a) Beatrice tells Ruth the story of when she stole a wagon from her father.
(b) Beatrice tells Ruth the story of when her father taught her how to drive a car.
(c) Beatrice tells Ruth the story of when she planted her first marigold garden.
(d) Beatrice tells the story of when she and Nanny stole a rabbit from a pet shop.

5. What is Beatrice wearing when she makes her entrance in Act 1?
(a) An evening gown.
(b) A bathrobe.
(c) Jean overalls.
(d) A bathing suit.

6. Ruth asks Beatrice to tell her a story, but requests that she leave out one part. What is the part of the story that she does not want to hear about?
(a) She does not want to hear the part about the radioactive marigolds.
(b) She does not want to hear the part about her father having a heart attack.
(c) She does not want to hear the part about rats in the basement.
(d) She does not want to hear the part about horses being shot.

7. What is one of the "exciting duties" that Beatrice says she would like Tillie to perform?
(a) Assist Nanny with her breakfast.
(b) Groom the horses.
(c) Clean up animal waste.
(d) Water the marigolds.

8. What is the substance that Beatrice keeps in a small bottle in a chest of drawers?
(a) Lighter fluid.
(b) Ethanol.
(c) Chloroform.
(d) Whiskey.

9. What is the setting of the play in the opening act?
(a) A swimming pool.
(b) A school gymnasium.
(c) A dark room of wood.
(d) A field of marigolds.

10. Which of the following conditions did Beatrice's former husband suffer with?
(a) Ringworm.
(b) Leprosy.
(c) Acne.
(d) Thrombosis.

11. What object does Beatrice forget to provide to Nanny?
(a) A handbag.
(b) A pair of eyeglasses.
(c) A spoon.
(d) A shovel.

12. 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 flashlight and the candles.
(d) The rabbit and the marigolds.

13. Beatrice calls Nanny the following:
(a) A saint.
(b) A criminal.
(c) A zombie.
(d) A model citizen.

14. Tillie recites the half-life of which of the following substances?
(a) Methanol.
(b) Radium-226.
(c) Radon-222.
(d) Ethanol.

15. Who is Mr. Alexander Brougham?
(a) A teacher who inspired Tillie to study horticulture.
(b) A scientist who invented growth hormones for marigolds.
(c) A horse jockey who died in an accident on the track.
(d) A man who lived with Beatrice and had worms in his legs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Beatrice is busy doing which of the following activities when the final scene in Act 1 begins?

2. What is the "beautiful word" that Tillie speaks of in her opening monologue?

3. What kind of model does Tillie present in school?

4. What kind of animal is kept in the wire cage in the front left room?

5. Who is the person screaming upstairs after Beatrice places a phone call in Act 1?

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