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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 want to do with the rabbit at the end of Act 2?
(a) Take a picture of it.
(b) Bury it in the backyard.
(c) Give it to Ruth.
(d) Play with it.

2. Why does Beatrice try to convince Tillie to put a bow in her hair?
(a) She thinks that people will like Tillie for trying to look nice.
(b) She thinks that Tillie looks like a boy without hair accessories.
(c) She thinks that Tillie's hair is out of control without the bow.
(d) She thinks that Tillie needs more style.

3. Ruth makes an announcement in the final scene of Act 1. What is this announcement?
(a) Ruth exclaims that Tillie has been expelled from school.
(b) Ruth exclaims that Nanny has collapsed in her bedroom.
(c) Ruth exclaims that Tillie has been selected as a finalist in the science fair.
(d) Ruth exclaims that Tillie made a huge fool of herself in the school cafeteria.

4. Where does Tillie go immediately after the scream is heard in Act 1?
(a) To Nanny's room.
(b) To the barn.
(c) To Beatrice's room.
(d) To Tillie's room.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ruth think of Janice Vickery's science experiment?

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

3. Which of the following statements best describes Ruth's performance in school, according to Beatrice?

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

5. Beatrice's story begins with the following exclamation:

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