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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who talks about opening a tea shop?
(a) Beatrice.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Tillie.
(d) Nanny.

2. Why is Ruth upset with Beatrice at the end of Act 1?
(a) She feels that Beatrice has always favored Tillie.
(b) She feels that Beatrice should have taken better care of Nanny.
(c) She feels that Beatrice should be proud of Tillie for her accomplishment.
(d) She feels that Beatrice's second-hand smoke has already done significant damage to the family members.

3. Which character makes this statement: "Someday I'm going to write a book and blast that school to pieces."
(a) Beatrice.
(b) Tillie.
(c) Nanny.
(d) Ruth.

4. What does Beatrice ask Ruth to hand her after the science fair?
(a) Newspapers.
(b) The family pet.
(c) Tacks.
(d) Nanny's cane.

5. According to Tillie, the seeds which received little radiation ...
(a) Have grown to plants which are gigantic in appearance.
(b) Have grown to plants which are unhealthy in appearance.
(c) Have grown to plants which are tiny in appearance.
(d) Have grown to plants which are normal in appearance.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act 2, what message does Beatrice leave when she is unable to reach the person she calls first?

2. Which character is the last to physically enter the stage in Act 2?

3. What does Tillie conclude about mutations at the end of her presentation at the science fair?

4. What is the name of the lipstick that Ruth borrows from Beatrice?

5. What happens to Tillie's pet in Act 2?

(see the answer key)

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