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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who is Mr. Mayo?
(a) A former boarder who lived with Beatrice.
(b) Beatrice's father.
(c) Nanny's late husband.
(d) Ruth's gym teacher.

6. Who calls Beatrice at the end of Act 1?
(a) Dr. Berg, the school principal.
(b) Dr. Berg, the school psychologist.
(c) Dr. Berg, Nanny's physician.
(d) Dr. Berg, Beatrice's psychologist.

7. How does Beatrice's recurring nightmare end?
(a) She sees a rat and screams.
(b) She shoots the horses.
(c) She waters a pot of marigolds.
(d) She sees her father and her heart stands still.

8. Which of the following statements best summarizes the final scene of Act 1?
(a) It is a humorous scene in which Beatrice rides a horse through the living room while shouting "my life rocks" through a megaphone.
(b) It is a frightening scene in which Nanny collapses at Beatrice's feet, Ruth has a seizure, and Tillie runs away from home.
(c) It is an uplifting scene in which Beatrice takes a stand against cigarette smoking and drinking, and she promises her daughters that from now on, she is going to be a better mother.
(d) It is an emotionally charged scene in which Beatrice seems to have a breakthrough, as she realizes the unfair treatment she has been giving her daughter.

9. 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.

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

11. Why did Beatrice's father want her to get married?
(a) To avoid the embarrassment of her being single and pregnant.
(b) To get her out of the house.
(c) To win a bet he had made with Nanny.
(d) To be sure that she was taken care of.

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

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

14. What kind of model does Tillie present in school?
(a) A model of a vegetable farm.
(b) A model of an atom.
(c) A model of a house.
(d) A model of a swimming pool.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Beatrice hold over Nanny's head?

2. What is the substance that Beatrice keeps in a small bottle in a chest of drawers?

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

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

5. What is Beatrice wearing in her recurring nightmare?

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