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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Beatrice, the " manure machine" is what kind of animal?
(a) A rabbit.
(b) A puppy.
(c) A horse.
(d) A ferret.

2. Beatrice states that Mr. Goodman must think she is running which of the following?
(a) A nursing home.
(b) A three-ring circus.
(c) A family farm.
(d) A concentration camp.

3. What does Beatrice read about in the newspaper?
(a) Elder abuse.
(b) Teenage drinking.
(c) Real estate listings.
(d) Sports.

4. Why is Beatrice annoyed with the person to whom she places a telephone call in Act 1?
(a) The person demands that Nanny be taken to the hospital immediately.
(b) The person tells her that the real estate course is no longer offered.
(c) The person complains about the smell of manure coming from the barn.
(d) The person asks her whether she knows what a mutation is.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Of the following objects, which are NOT included in the description of the setting in Act 1?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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