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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Tillie's marigold seeds have been exposed to which of the following substances?
(a) Radon.
(b) Cobalt-60.
(c) Chlorine.
(d) Cyanide.

3. Who is Mr. Mayo?
(a) Nanny's late husband.
(b) Beatrice's father.
(c) Ruth's gym teacher.
(d) A former boarder who lived with Beatrice.

4. Who does Beatrice receive a phone call from in Act 1?
(a) Mr. Goodman.
(b) Janice Vickery.
(c) Nanny.
(d) Ruth.

5. According to Miss Hanley, Beatrice is:
(a) Always smoking.
(b) Always trying to make a better life for her girls.
(c) Always trying to get somewhere, like a great big bird.
(d) Always growing flowers.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the science fair, which of the following questions does Ruth NOT ask Beatrice?

2. What does Tillie want to do with the rabbit at the end of Act 2?

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

4. As the final scene in Act 1 begins, what does Beatrice drop from the top of the stairs?

5. Where is Nanny at the end of Act 2?

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