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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Beatrice states that Mr. Goodman must think she is running which of the following?
(a) A nursing home.
(b) A concentration camp.
(c) A family farm.
(d) A three-ring circus.

2. Per Zindel's stage directions, the spotlight "clings" to which character at the end of Act 2?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Nanny.
(c) Beatrice.
(d) Tillie.

3. What is Beatrice's final line in the play?
(a) "Get out of here and take that bag of bones with you."
(b) "I hate the world."
(c) "What a beautiful world."
(d) "Life is what you make it."

4. What critical remark does Beatrice make about Ruth prior to the science fair?
(a) She says Ruth's hair bow is too large.
(b) She says Ruth's lipstick is an ugly color.
(c) She says Ruth has a bad complexion.
(d) She says Ruth's sweater is too tight.

5. What does Beatrice do immediately after placing her first phone call in Act 2?
(a) Beatrice lets the horses out of the barn.
(b) Beatrice plants marigolds in the garden.
(c) Beatrice sets the kitchen on fire.
(d) Beatrice rips the newspaper off the windows.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which word does the playwright use to describe Beatrice's tone when speaking to Nanny?

2. What is missing from Janice Vickery's experimental specimen?

3. What kind of transportation do the girls take to go to the science fair?

4. Beatrice announces that she spent the day taking stock of her life. What does she determine?

5. In Act 2, Beatrice tries to contact the following persons in her first telephone call:

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