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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What substance does Nanny spill?
(a) Nail polish remover.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Plant food.
(d) Hot water.

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

3. What does Beatrice say about the teachers and students at Tillie's school?
(a) Beatrice calls the teachers stupid and the students vicious.
(b) Beatrice calls the teachers underpaid and the students underachievers.
(c) Beatrice calls the teachers inept and the students exemplary.
(d) Beatrice calls the teachers overpaid and the students overweight.

4. Why is Beatrice annoyed with the person to whom she places a telephone call in Act 1?
(a) The person asks her whether she knows what a mutation is.
(b) The person demands that Nanny be taken to the hospital immediately.
(c) The person tells her that the real estate course is no longer offered.
(d) The person complains about the smell of manure coming from the barn.

5. What does Janice plan to do with her specimen after the science fair?
(a) Sell it and use the proceeds to pay for her next experiment.
(b) Donate it to the science department.
(c) Put it in her living room.
(d) Donate it to the local museum.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Tillie, the seeds which received moderate radiation ...

2. In Act 1, what does Ruth tell Mr. Goodman about her sister?

3. What does Ruth announce when Tillie returns home from the science fair?

4. According to Ruth, who is waiting to see Beatrice at the science fair?

5. In the final scene at the end of Act 1, what beverage is Nanny drinking?

(see the answer key)

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