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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 Beatrice do immediately after completing her second phone call in Act 2?
(a) Bursts into tears and falls down the stairs.
(b) Whistles and sweeps the floor.
(c) Bursts into laughter and pours herself a drink.
(d) Coughs uncontrollably and lights a cigarette.

2. Which two species of animals are mentioned in Act 2?
(a) Monkey and horse.
(b) Cat and rabbit.
(c) Rat and mouse.
(d) Dog and bird.

3. 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?
(a) She does not want to hear the part about rats in the basement.
(b) She does not want to hear the part about the radioactive marigolds.
(c) She does not want to hear the part about her father having a heart attack.
(d) She does not want to hear the part about horses being shot.

4. Tillie recites the half-life of which of the following substances?
(a) Ethanol.
(b) Radium-226.
(c) Methanol.
(d) Radon-222.

5. What does Tillie offer to do when there is a medical emergency in the home?
(a) She offers to call Nanny's daughter.
(b) She offers to help clean up the mess.
(c) She offers to call the doctor.
(d) She offers to get the first aid kit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the setting of the opening scene in Act 2?

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

3. What kind of model does Tillie present in school?

4. Which word does the playwright use to describe Beatrice's tone when speaking to Nanny?

5. What does Ruth see in the record room at school?

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