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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the subject of the phone call that Beatrice receives in Act 1?
(a) Tillie's absence from school.
(b) Nanny needs to have a medical procedure.
(c) The horses were let out of the stable.
(d) Vegetable sales are slowing down.

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

4. Who calls Beatrice at the end of Act 1?
(a) Dr. Berg, the school psychologist.
(b) Dr. Berg, the school principal.
(c) Dr. Berg, Nanny's physician.
(d) Dr. Berg, Beatrice's psychologist.

5. At the end of Act 1, Tillie reacts to Beatrice in what way?
(a) She slaps Beatrice in the face.
(b) She runs out of the room, shouting that she will never forgive Beatrice.
(c) She shrugs at Beatrice, then laughs.
(d) At first she cowers, then she confronts Beatrice.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the final scene at the end of Act 1, what beverage is Nanny drinking?

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

4. What does Beatrice drink while reading the newspaper?

5. Beatrice takes a dramatic physical action following Dr. Berg's phone call. What is it?

(see the answer key)

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