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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who makes the following statement: "You know, one day maybe you will be pretty."
(a) Tillie.
(b) Nanny.
(c) Ruth.
(d) Beatrice.

2. What type of action does Janice Vickery say she undertook on her experimental specimen?
(a) She put it in a swimming pool.
(b) She boiled the animal.
(c) She exposed the animal to cobalt-60.
(d) She llit the animal on fire.

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

4. What is Beatrice's reaction to the medical emergency that takes place at the end of Act 2?
(a) She does not want to call the doctor.
(b) She uses chloroform on the patient.
(c) She takes gentle care of the person who is suffering.
(d) She calls Doctor Berg right away.

5. Which chemical was involved in Janice Vickery's experiment?
(a) Colbalt-60.
(b) Sodium hydroxide.
(c) Chocolate.
(d) Gasoline.

6. What happens to Tillie's pet in Act 2?
(a) It gets chloroformed by Beatrice.
(b) It gets chloroformed by Ruth.
(c) It gets loose from the house and runs away.
(d) It is given away to Nanny's daughter.

7. Beatrice surprises Ruth by placing something in her room in Act 2. What is it?
(a) The rabbit.
(b) Lipstick.
(c) Cigarettes.
(d) Marigolds.

8. Which two characters argue prior to the science fair?
(a) Ruth and Nanny.
(b) Nanny and Tillie.
(c) Tillie and Mr. Goodman.
(d) Beatrice and Ruth.

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

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

11. What does Zindel state about Ruth's appearance at the beginning of Act 2?
(a) She almost appears to be confident.
(b) She almost appears to be angelic.
(c) She almost appears to be sinister.
(d) She almost appears to be intelligent.

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

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

14. Which character speaks the final line in Act 2?
(a) Tillie.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Beatrice.
(d) Nanny.

15. Ruth states that if anybody stuck Peter in a pot of boiling water, she would ...
(a) Give them $20.
(b) Report them to the police.
(c) Kill them.
(d) Make rabbit stew.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Beatrice prepared for Tillie's science project?

2. In Act 2, Beatrice tries to contact the following persons in her first telephone call:

3. What does Beatrice ask Ruth to hand her after the science fair?

4. What does Tillie say about the power of exploding atoms?

5. During the final portion of Tillie's science presentation, what special effect is used?

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