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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Beatrice states that she wishes she had completed her education in which of the following fields?
(a) Nursing.
(b) Teaching
(c) Real estate.
(d) Chemistry.

2. Beatrice is busy doing which of the following activities when the final scene in Act 1 begins?
(a) A little housecleaning.
(b) Assisting Ruth with her homework.
(c) Planting marigolds.
(d) Cooking dinner.

3. Which of the following phrases best describes Nanny's relationship with Beatrice?
(a) Nanny is the live-in maid.
(b) Nanny is Beatrice's mother-in-law.
(c) Nanny is Beatrice's mother.
(d) Nanny is a boarder whom Beatrice cares for.

4. Nanny is also described as:
(a) Young-looking, but terribly arthritic.
(b) Vibrant and beautiful.
(c) Utterly wrinkled and dried, perhaps a century old.
(d) Talkative and wheelchair-bound.

5. What is the purpose of the phone call that Beatrice initiates in Act 1?
(a) To enroll in a real estate course.
(b) To discuss Nanny's health with a physician.
(c) To express her concern about the marigold seeds her daughter Tillie brought home from school.
(d) To order marigold seeds.

6. What is one of the reasons that Tillie is teased by other students at school, according to Ruth?
(a) Tillie's complete lack of athletic ability.
(b) Tillie's shouting match with a classmate.
(c) Tillie's unkempt appearance .
(d) Tillie's poor performance in her vocal solo.

7. Beatrice announces that she spent the day taking stock of her life. What does she determine?
(a) "I've come up with zero."
(b) "I want to go back to school, earn a degree and buy us a new home."
(c) "I need to quit drinking and smoking."
(d) "I am so fortunate to have all of you in my life."

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

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

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

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

12. What is the subject of the phone call that Beatrice receives in Act 1?
(a) Vegetable sales are slowing down.
(b) The horses were let out of the stable.
(c) Nanny needs to have a medical procedure.
(d) Tillie's absence from school.

13. At the end of Act 1, Tillie reacts to Beatrice in what way?
(a) She slaps Beatrice in the face.
(b) At first she cowers, then she confronts Beatrice.
(c) She runs out of the room, shouting that she will never forgive Beatrice.
(d) She shrugs at Beatrice, then laughs.

14. What is Beatrice's last name?
(a) Andrews.
(b) Hunsdorfer.
(c) Smith.
(d) Beebe.

15. What is the setting of the play in the opening act?
(a) A school gymnasium.
(b) A swimming pool.
(c) A dark room of wood.
(d) A field of marigolds.

Short Answer Questions

1. Beatrice makes a phone call in Act 1 to speak with the following person:

2. What is the "beautiful word" that Tillie speaks of in her opening monologue?

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?

4. Why is Beatrice sad after she tells Ruth the story of her recurring nightmares?

5. Which of the following conditions did Beatrice's former husband suffer with?

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