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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tillie ask Beatrice after the science fair?
(a) Mother, you didn't kill it, did you?
(b) Mother, did you get your hair done?
(c) Mother, did I look okay up there on the stage?
(d) Mother, could I have some tea?

2. Where is Nanny at the end of Act 2?
(a) She is in the basement.
(b) She is in the garden.
(c) She is back home with her daughter.
(d) She is still in the Hunsdorfer's home.

3. Which character makes the following statement: "If you're just a little bit different in this world, they try to kill you off."
(a) Beatrice.
(b) Mr. Goodman.
(c) Ruth.
(d) Tillie.

4. What was the name of the animal used in Janice's experiment?
(a) Vern.
(b) Tabby.
(c) Peter.
(d) Spot.

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

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

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

8. What kind of animal is featured in one of the student's entries at the science fair?
(a) A dog.
(b) A cat.
(c) A lamb.
(d) A rabbit.

9. What does Beatrice say about the teachers and students at Tillie's school?
(a) Beatrice calls the teachers inept and the students exemplary.
(b) Beatrice calls the teachers overpaid and the students overweight.
(c) Beatrice calls the teachers stupid and the students vicious.
(d) Beatrice calls the teachers underpaid and the students underachievers.

10. Per Zindel's stage directions, the spotlight "clings" to which character at the end of Act 2?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Tillie.
(c) Nanny.
(d) Beatrice.

11. What does Ruth try to tell Beatrice after the science fair?
(a) That she had a seizure while they were gone.
(b) That Papa appeared in a dream.
(c) That Nanny fell down the stairs.
(d) That Tillie won.

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

13. What is missing from Janice Vickery's experimental specimen?
(a) Jawbone.
(b) Skull.
(c) Tailbone.
(d) Rib bones.

14. Tillie reveals that she had help purchasing some of the necessary items for her experiment. Who helped her pay for them?
(a) Mr. Goodman.
(b) Beatrice.
(c) Janice Vickery.
(d) Ruth.

15. What does Tillie conclude about mutations at the end of her presentation at the science fair?
(a) Some of the mutations will be good ones.
(b) Some of the mutations will be toxic.
(c) Mutations will become more perplexing.
(d) Mutations will become less interesting.

Short Answer Questions

1. Select the character who makes the following statement: "I can't help it what people call you."

2. Which character breaks down in tears before the science fair?

3. Which of the following actions does Beatrice NOT undertake after placing her first phone call in Act 2?

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

5. Who attends the science fair with Tillie?

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