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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the "beautiful word" that Tillie speaks of in her opening monologue?
(a) Atom.
(b) Cobalt.
(c) Rabbit.
(d) Marigold.

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

3. What is Beatrice's reaction to Dr. Berg's phone call?
(a) She is worried and nervous because Nanny's health is on the decline.
(b) She is shocked and saddened because she does not know how to solve her daughter's problems.
(c) She is delighted and enthusiastic because she cannot wait to show her pride for her daughter.
(d) She is angry and agitated because she does not want to go on stage without appropriate clothes.

4. What does Ruth say when Beatrice is halfway through telling the story of her recurring nightmare?
(a) "That doesn't sound like a walk in the park."
(b) "That doesn't sound like a nightmare to me."
(c) "That is the funniest nightmare I've ever heard."
(d) "That is the scariest dream I've ever heard."

5. What does Beatrice ask Tillie to get rid of in the final scene in Act 1?
(a) The whiskey and the cigarettes.
(b) The flashlight and the candles.
(c) The horses and the rats.
(d) The rabbit and the marigolds.

Short Answer Questions

1. Beatrice states that Mr. Goodman must think she is running which of the following?

2. Which of the following conditions did Beatrice's former husband suffer with?

3. Tillie recites the half-life of which of the following substances?

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

5. Where does Tillie go immediately after the scream is heard in Act 1?

(see the answer key)

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