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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 do in the first act to distract Ruth and avoid being upset?
(a) Beatrice tells Ruth the story of when she stole a wagon from her father.
(b) Beatrice tells the story of when she and Nanny stole a rabbit from a pet shop.
(c) Beatrice tells Ruth the story of when her father taught her how to drive a car.
(d) Beatrice tells Ruth the story of when she planted her first marigold garden.

2. In the final scene at the end of Act 1, what does Tillie carry in from the front door?
(a) A report card.
(b) A carton of cigarettes.
(c) A hamster in a cage.
(d) A box of marigold plants.

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

4. Beatrice makes a phone call in Act 1 to speak with the following person:
(a) Ruth.
(b) Dr. Berg.
(c) Mr. Goodman.
(d) Nanny.

5. What is the setting of the play in the opening act?
(a) A school gymnasium.
(b) A swimming pool.
(c) A field of marigolds.
(d) A dark room of wood.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the lipstick that Ruth borrows from Beatrice?

2. What does Beatrice hold over Nanny's head?

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

4. What beverage does Beatrice prepare for Nanny?

5. This character states: "You're looking at the original half-life!"

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