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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Mr. Mayo?
(a) A former boarder who lived with Beatrice.
(b) Ruth's gym teacher.
(c) Beatrice's father.
(d) Nanny's late husband.

2. What is the substance that Beatrice keeps in a small bottle in a chest of drawers?
(a) Chloroform.
(b) Lighter fluid.
(c) Ethanol.
(d) Whiskey.

3. What object does Beatrice forget to provide to Nanny?
(a) A spoon.
(b) A shovel.
(c) A handbag.
(d) A pair of eyeglasses.

4. What special job does Ruth hold at school?
(a) She is the editor of the school newspaper.
(b) She puts the flag up on the flag pole each morning.
(c) She is a tutor to students who are struggling in mathematics.
(d) She takes care of keeping records on student attendance for the science office.

5. Which of the following phrases best describes Nanny's relationship with Beatrice?
(a) Nanny is the live-in maid.
(b) Nanny is Beatrice's mother-in-law.
(c) Nanny is a boarder whom Beatrice cares for.
(d) Nanny is Beatrice's mother.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Act 1, what does Ruth tell Mr. Goodman about her sister?

3. Beatrice calls Nanny the following:

4. Who says that Tillie and Ruth are misfits?

5. Which character says that she receives fifty dollars a week?

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