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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Beatrice look for candles following the scream from upstairs?
(a) She wants to light the room with them, as the electricity has gone off.
(b) She wants to put them on the birthday cake she baked for Nanny.
(c) She wants to rid the air of the smell of marigolds.
(d) She wants to remove earwax from Nanny's ears.

2. Beatrice states that Mr. Goodman must think she is running which of the following?
(a) A family farm.
(b) A nursing home.
(c) A concentration camp.
(d) A three-ring circus.

3. What type of beverage is Beatrice drinking when the final scene in Act 1 begins?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Iced tea.
(c) Water.
(d) Lemonade.

4. What questionable activity does Beatrice allow Ruth to do?
(a) Ride a horse backwards.
(b) Set off firecrackers.
(c) Smoke cigarettes.
(d) Boat without a life jacket.

5. What beverage does Beatrice prepare for Nanny?
(a) Hot water and honey.
(b) Whiskey and water.
(c) Coffee with cream.
(d) A chocolate milkshake.

6. What kind of animal is kept in the wire cage in the front left room?
(a) A gerbil.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A snake.
(d) A ferret.

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

8. What is the subject of Tillie's speeches in Act 1?
(a) Atoms.
(b) Animals.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Pop music.

9. Which of the following animals appeared in a recurring nightmare that Beatrice used to have?
(a) Rats.
(b) Horses.
(c) Rabbits.
(d) Birds.

10. Tillie's classmates laugh at her at which of the following school events?
(a) A school play.
(b) A soccer game.
(c) A science assembly.
(d) A pep rally.

11. How does Beatrice describe her daughter, Tillie?
(a) She is a sweet girl.
(b) She is not a pretty girl.
(c) She is a pretty girl.
(d) She is a mean girl.

12. Who is the first character introduced in the play?
(a) Mr. Goodman.
(b) Tillie.
(c) Nanny.
(d) Janice Vickery.

13. 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 she planted her first marigold garden.
(d) Beatrice tells Ruth the story of when her father taught her how to drive a car.

14. What does Beatrice drink while reading the newspaper?
(a) Soda.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Cough syrup.
(d) Iced tea..

15. Tillie makes the following announcement at the beginning of the final scene in Act 1:
(a) "Mother, I sprained my ankle in gym today."
(b) "Mother, they want me to do something at school."
(c) "Mother, Nanny is choking."
(d) "Mother, I am dropping out of school."

Short Answer Questions

1. What object does Beatrice forget to provide to Nanny?

2. How does Beatrice's recurring nightmare end?

3. Beatrice states that she wishes she had completed her education in which of the following fields?

4. Tillie recites the half-life of which of the following substances?

5. Why did Beatrice's father want her to get married?

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