1. What does Tillie finally decide to do with the rabbit in Act 2?
(a) Give it to Janice Vickery.
(b) Hide it in the basement.
(c) Expose it to colbalt-60.
(d) Bury it the following morning.

2. This character states: "You're looking at the original half-life!"
(a) Tillie.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Nanny.
(d) Beatrice.

3. 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 asks her whether she knows what a mutation is.
(d) The person complains about the smell of manure coming from the barn.

4. 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 Ruth the story of when she planted her first marigold garden.
(c) Beatrice tells the story of when she and Nanny stole a rabbit from a pet shop.
(d) Beatrice tells Ruth the story of when her father taught her how to drive a car.

5. What is Beatrice's final line in the play?
(a) "I hate the world."
(b) "Get out of here and take that bag of bones with you."
(c) "Life is what you make it."
(d) "What a beautiful world."

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. What beverage does Beatrice prepare for Nanny?

4. When the scream is heard from upstairs, what sound accompanies it?

5. What kind of transportation do the girls take to go to the science fair?

(see the answer key)

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