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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the person screaming upstairs after Beatrice places a phone call in Act 1?
(a) Mr. Goodman.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Miss Torgersen.
(d) Nanny.

2. What does Tillie want to do with the rabbit at the end of Act 2?
(a) Bury it in the backyard.
(b) Give it to Ruth.
(c) Take a picture of it.
(d) Play with it.

3. What is Beatrice's reaction to the medical emergency that takes place at the end of Act 2?
(a) She calls Doctor Berg right away.
(b) She does not want to call the doctor.
(c) She takes gentle care of the person who is suffering.
(d) She uses chloroform on the patient.

4. Which word does the playwright use to describe Beatrice's tone when speaking to Nanny?
(a) Respectful.
(b) Saccharine.
(c) Motherly.
(d) Devilish.

5. What does Ruth announce when Tillie returns home from the science fair?
(a) MAMA! MAMA! What happened at the Science Fair stays at the Science Fair!
(b) MAMA! MAMA! She won!
(c) MAMA! MAMA! I bet Tillie made a fool of herself.
(d) MAMA! MAMA! Did she win?

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Ruth states that if anybody stuck Peter in a pot of boiling water, she would ...

3. Per Zindel's stage directions, the spotlight "clings" to which character at the end of Act 2?

4. Which character is the last to physically enter the stage in Act 2?

5. Of the following objects, which are NOT included in the description of the setting in Act 1?

(see the answer key)

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