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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Mr. Mayo?
(a) Nanny's late husband.
(b) A former boarder who lived with Beatrice.
(c) Ruth's gym teacher.
(d) Beatrice's father.

2. Why does Beatrice look for candles following the scream from upstairs?
(a) She wants to rid the air of the smell of marigolds.
(b) She wants to put them on the birthday cake she baked for Nanny.
(c) She wants to light the room with them, as the electricity has gone off.
(d) She wants to remove earwax from Nanny's ears.

3. 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 horses being shot.
(b) She does not want to hear the part about the radioactive marigolds.
(c) She does not want to hear the part about her father having a heart attack.
(d) She does not want to hear the part about rats in the basement.

4. What does Beatrice read about in the newspaper?
(a) Real estate listings.
(b) Elder abuse.
(c) Sports.
(d) Teenage drinking.

5. Who is the first character introduced in the play?
(a) Mr. Goodman.
(b) Nanny.
(c) Tillie.
(d) Janice Vickery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Beatrice wearing in her recurring nightmare?

2. As the final scene in Act 1 begins, what does Beatrice drop from the top of the stairs?

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

4. What does Ruth say when Beatrice is halfway through telling the story of her recurring nightmare?

5. What is Beatrice wearing when she makes her entrance in Act 1?

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