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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Beatrice say she is going to do to Tillie's pet?
(a) Dress it up in baby clothes.
(b) Put it on a leash and take it for a walk.
(c) Put lipstick on it.
(d) Chloroform it.

2. As the final scene in Act 1 begins, what does Beatrice drop from the top of the stairs?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) Manure.
(c) Newspapers and junk.
(d) Flower pots.

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

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

5. When Beatrice recalls her childhood to Ruth, she says ...
(a) I was a shy as a church mouse."
(b) "I had more nerve than a bear."
(c) "I spent all of my time with my mother."
(d) "I hated my father."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What beverage does Beatrice prepare for Nanny?

3. When Tillie makes her announcement at the beginning of the final scene in Act 1, what is Beatrice's response?

4. What kind of model does Tillie present in school?

5. What is Beatrice wearing when she makes her entrance in Act 1?

(see the answer key)

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