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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Nanny say in Act 2?
(a) "I want to go home."
(b) "Why is everybody so excited?"
(c) She mumbles inaudibly while on the phone with her daughter.
(d) Nothing. She has no lines in Act 2.

3. Beatrice is busy doing which of the following activities when the final scene in Act 1 begins?
(a) Cooking dinner.
(b) Planting marigolds.
(c) A little housecleaning.
(d) Assisting Ruth with her homework.

4. Which of the following phrases best characterizes Beatrice's demeanor during the second phone call in Act 2?
(a) Frightened and shy.
(b) Peaceful and diplomatic.
(c) Manic and cruel.
(d) Sad and empathetic.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is Ruth upset with Beatrice at the end of Act 1?

3. This character states: "You're looking at the original half-life!"

4. At the end of Act 1, Tillie reacts to Beatrice in what way?

5. What does Tillie offer to do when there is a medical emergency in the home?

(see the answer key)

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