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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What beverage does Beatrice prepare for Nanny?
(a) A chocolate milkshake.
(b) Hot water and honey.
(c) Whiskey and water.
(d) Coffee with cream.

2. Beatrice takes a dramatic physical action following Dr. Berg's phone call. What is it?
(a) She jumps on a horse and rides into town.
(b) She jumps onto the dining table and does a cheer.
(c) She flings her glass on the floor.
(d) She throws her cigarettes into the trash.

3. Which of the following conditions did Beatrice's former husband suffer with?
(a) Leprosy.
(b) Thrombosis.
(c) Acne.
(d) Ringworm.

4. Beatrice calls Nanny the following:
(a) A model citizen.
(b) A saint.
(c) A criminal.
(d) A zombie.

5. Nanny is also described as:
(a) Vibrant and beautiful.
(b) Young-looking, but terribly arthritic.
(c) Utterly wrinkled and dried, perhaps a century old.
(d) Talkative and wheelchair-bound.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Beatrice say she is going to do to Tillie's pet?

3. Tillie is engaged in the following activity while her mother reads the newspaper:

4. At the end of Act 1, Ruth's emotions toward Tillie would be best described as:

5. Who is the person screaming upstairs after Beatrice places a phone call in Act 1?

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