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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Select the character below who makes the following statement in Act 2: "I hate the world."
(a) Ruth.
(b) Tillie.
(c) Nanny.
(d) Beatrice.

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

3. Select the character who makes the following statement: "I can't help it what people call you."
(a) Ruth.
(b) Beatrice.
(c) Tillie.
(d) Mr. Goodman.

4. What does Beatrice do in the first act to distract Ruth and avoid being upset?
(a) Beatrice tells the story of when she and Nanny stole a rabbit from a pet shop.
(b) Beatrice tells Ruth the story of when she stole a wagon from her father.
(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.

5. Beatrice's story begins with the following exclamation:
(a) "Marigolds! Sunflowers! Chrysanthe ... mums!"
(b) " Radium! Chloroform! Urani ... um!"
(c) "Horses! Rats! Rab ... bits!"
(d) "Apples! Pears! Cu ... cumbers!"

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ruth say when Beatrice is halfway through telling the story of her recurring nightmare?

2. According to Tillie, the seeds which received moderate radiation ...

3. Immediately following Janice's presentation at the science fair, the lights come up to reveal which of the following characters?

4. What does Tillie finally decide to do with the rabbit in Act 2?

5. What sound is heard during Janice Vickery's presentation at the science fair?

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