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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the science fair, which of the following questions does Ruth NOT ask Beatrice?
(a) Are you deaf?
(b) What's the matter with you?
(c) What did you rip the paper off the windows for?
(d) Well, who won?

2. What does Ruth bring out of her room after the science fair in Act 2?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) Lipstick.
(c) Marigolds.
(d) The dead rabbit.

3. What does Tillie finally decide to do with the rabbit in Act 2?
(a) Expose it to colbalt-60.
(b) Bury it the following morning.
(c) Hide it in the basement.
(d) Give it to Janice Vickery.

4. At the beginning of Act 2, Ruth reveals that she overheard a conversation between two people. Who are these people?
(a) Beatrice and Nanny.
(b) Tillie and Mr. Goodman.
(c) Tillie and Janice Vickery.
(d) Mr. Goodman and Miss Hanley.

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

6. Which character is the last to physically enter the stage in Act 2?
(a) Nanny.
(b) Janice Vickery.
(c) Beatrice.
(d) Mr. Goodman.

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

8. Immediately following Janice's presentation at the science fair, the lights come up to reveal which of the following characters?
(a) Tillie giving her presentation.
(b) Ruth sneaking out of the house.
(c) Beatrice, who has been drinking.
(d) Nanny falling down the stairs.

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

10. According to Miss Hanley, what is Beatrice's idea of dressing up?
(a) Wearing feathers and dressing as a bird.
(b) Wearing a fur coat.
(c) Wearing a ballgown.
(d) Wearing a business suit.

11. What does Janice plan to do with her specimen after the science fair?
(a) Donate it to the local museum.
(b) Put it in her living room.
(c) Donate it to the science department.
(d) Sell it and use the proceeds to pay for her next experiment.

12. How did the science experiment make Tillie feel?
(a) Small.
(b) Smart.
(c) Introverted.
(d) Important.

13. Which statement does Beatrice make before the science fair?
(a) I don't care even if you do win the whole thing, I'm not making any speech.
(b) You know, even if you don't win, I'm still proud of you.
(c) I'm really proud of you and I'd be happy to make a speech if you win.
(d) You better win.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. During Tillie's science presentation, she appears:

2. Why does Beatrice try to convince Tillie to put a bow in her hair?

3. Which of the following phrases best characterizes Beatrice's demeanor during the second phone call in Act 2?

4. What is missing from Janice Vickery's experimental specimen?

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

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