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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 drink while reading the newspaper?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Soda.
(c) Iced tea..
(d) Cough syrup.

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

3. What kind of model does Tillie present in school?
(a) A model of a swimming pool.
(b) A model of an atom.
(c) A model of a vegetable farm.
(d) A model of a house.

4. How does Beatrice describe her daughter, Tillie?
(a) She is a pretty girl.
(b) She is not a pretty girl.
(c) She is a sweet girl.
(d) She is a mean girl.

5. Who is the "goody-goody girl" according to Beatrice?
(a) Tillie.
(b) Nanny.
(c) Ruth.
(d) Miss Hanley.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who talks about opening a tea shop?

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

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

4. What is the subject of Tillie's speeches in Act 1?

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

(see the answer key)

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