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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Beatrice takes a dramatic physical action following Dr. Berg's phone call. What is it?
(a) She flings her glass on the floor.
(b) She throws her cigarettes into the trash.
(c) She jumps onto the dining table and does a cheer.
(d) She jumps on a horse and rides into town.

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

3. Who says that Tillie and Ruth are misfits?
(a) Nanny.
(b) Miss Torgersen.
(c) Beatrice.
(d) Dr. Berg.

4. Which character says that she receives fifty dollars a week?
(a) Nanny.
(b) Beatrice.
(c) Ruth.
(d) Tillie.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Tillie makes the following announcement at the beginning of the final scene in Act 1:

2. What is Beatrice wearing in her recurring nightmare?

3. Tillie is engaged in the following activity while her mother reads the newspaper:

4. Who is the first character introduced in the play?

5. Which of the following animals appeared in a recurring nightmare that Beatrice used to have?

(see the answer key)

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