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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 Ruth try to tell Beatrice after the science fair?
(a) That she had a seizure while they were gone.
(b) That Papa appeared in a dream.
(c) That Nanny fell down the stairs.
(d) That Tillie won.

2. What is the setting of the opening scene in Act 2?
(a) The hospital.
(b) The football field.
(c) The Hunsdorfers' home.
(d) The science fair.

3. Which character speaks the final line in Act 2?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Tillie.
(c) Beatrice.
(d) Nanny.

4. Who says that Tillie and Ruth are misfits?
(a) Miss Torgersen.
(b) Dr. Berg.
(c) Beatrice.
(d) Nanny.

5. What is one of the "exciting duties" that Beatrice says she would like Tillie to perform?
(a) Clean up animal waste.
(b) Groom the horses.
(c) Assist Nanny with her breakfast.
(d) Water the marigolds.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the science experiment make Tillie feel?

2. Ruth states that if anybody stuck Peter in a pot of boiling water, she would ...

3. What is missing from Janice Vickery's experimental specimen?

4. What is Beatrice's final line in the play?

5. Which character makes this statement: "Someday I'm going to write a book and blast that school to pieces."

(see the answer key)

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