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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Ruth makes an announcement in the final scene of Act 1. What is this announcement?
(a) Ruth exclaims that Nanny has collapsed in her bedroom.
(b) Ruth exclaims that Tillie made a huge fool of herself in the school cafeteria.
(c) Ruth exclaims that Tillie has been selected as a finalist in the science fair.
(d) Ruth exclaims that Tillie has been expelled from school.

3. Which of the following animals appeared in a recurring nightmare that Beatrice used to have?
(a) Horses.
(b) Birds.
(c) Rabbits.
(d) Rats.

4. What does Beatrice hold over Nanny's head?
(a) A pot of marigolds.
(b) A pot of coffee.
(c) A pot of honey.
(d) A pot of boiling water.

5. What excuse does Ruth give for getting out of gym class?
(a) Her skull was growing.
(b) Her sister needed her.
(c) Her lipstick had rubbed off.
(d) Her legs hurt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of the "exciting duties" that Beatrice says she would like Tillie to perform?

2. What is the "beautiful word" that Tillie speaks of in her opening monologue?

3. Beatrice announces that she spent the day taking stock of her life. What does she determine?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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