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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Beatrice annoyed with the person to whom she places a telephone call in Act 1?
(a) The person complains about the smell of manure coming from the barn.
(b) The person tells her that the real estate course is no longer offered.
(c) The person asks her whether she knows what a mutation is.
(d) The person demands that Nanny be taken to the hospital immediately.

2. In the final scene at the end of Act 1, what beverage is Nanny drinking?
(a) Beer.
(b) Lemonade.
(c) Water.
(d) Iced tea.

3. What is Beatrice's last name?
(a) Hunsdorfer.
(b) Beebe.
(c) Andrews.
(d) Smith.

4. Which of the following statements best describes Ruth's performance in school, according to Beatrice?
(a) Ruth is performing satisfactorily in her classes.
(b) Ruth is failing all of her classes.
(c) Ruth is an A-student.
(d) Ruth used to be a C-student and is now a B-student.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Beatrice receive a phone call from in Act 1?

2. What is the substance that Beatrice keeps in a small bottle in a chest of drawers?

3. What is Beatrice wearing in her recurring nightmare?

4. Beatrice states that she wishes she had completed her education in which of the following fields?

5. How does Beatrice describe her daughter, Tillie?

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