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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nanny say in Act 2?
(a) "Why is everybody so excited?"
(b) She mumbles inaudibly while on the phone with her daughter.
(c) "I want to go home."
(d) Nothing. She has no lines in Act 2.

2. What happens to Ruth at the end of Act 2?
(a) She goes on a date with Chris Burns.
(b) She dies.
(c) She settles down after a seizure.
(d) She buries the cat.

3. What does Ruth feed Peter?
(a) Chocolate.
(b) Poison.
(c) Lettuce.
(d) Carrots.

4. What sound is heard during Janice Vickery's presentation at the science fair?
(a) Piano music.
(b) A gong.
(c) Chimes.
(d) A cat's meow.

5. According to Ruth, which science fair competitor does Tillie need to worry about?
(a) Amanda Peters.
(b) Janice Vickery.
(c) Elizabeth Staub.
(d) Kitty Smith.

6. What does Ruth say she would not be caught dead wearing on stage?
(a) A baggy sweater.
(b) A horrible bow.
(c) A fur coat.
(d) A bright lipstick.

7. What is Beatrice's final line in the play?
(a) "What a beautiful world."
(b) "I hate the world."
(c) "Life is what you make it."
(d) "Get out of here and take that bag of bones with you."

8. From what organization did Janice Vickery acquire her experimental specimen?
(a) The local zoo.
(b) The town nursing home.
(c) The local pound.
(d) The A.S.P.C.A.

9. Ruth is excited to meet this person at the science fair.
(a) Miss Hanley.
(b) Janice Vickery.
(c) Mr. Goodman.
(d) Chris Burns.

10. According to Ruth, who is waiting to see Beatrice at the science fair?
(a) Betty, Nanny, and Tillie.
(b) Everybody ... including Miss Hanley.
(c) Tillie, Janice Vickery, and Mr. Goodman.
(d) Peter, Mr. Goodman, and Dr. Berg.

11. 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 get the first aid kit.
(d) She offers to call the doctor.

12. Which character makes this statement: "Someday I'm going to write a book and blast that school to pieces."
(a) Tillie.
(b) Nanny.
(c) Beatrice.
(d) Ruth.

13. What was Beatrice's high school nickname?
(a) Betty Butterfingers.
(b) Babyface Betty.
(c) Butterfly Betty.
(d) Betty the Loon.

14. There is a last-minute change in plans before the science fair. What happens?
(a) Beatrice tells Ruth she can't go, then she changes her mind and says she'll stay home instead.
(b) Beatrice forbids Tillie from attending.
(c) Ruth changes her mind and decides not to go because she wants to take care of Nanny.
(d) Tillie decides she can't face the students who teased her and decides to stay home.

15. What is the setting of the opening scene in Act 2?
(a) The science fair.
(b) The football field.
(c) The hospital.
(d) The Hunsdorfers' home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which two species of animals are mentioned in Act 2?

2. Which character makes the following statement: "If you're just a little bit different in this world, they try to kill you off."

3. What does Ruth bring out of her room after the science fair in Act 2?

4. What type of action does Janice Vickery say she undertook on her experimental specimen?

5. What is Ruth concerned about before Tillie goes on stage?

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