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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tillie want to do with the rabbit at the end of Act 2?
(a) Give it to Ruth.
(b) Take a picture of it.
(c) Play with it.
(d) Bury it in the backyard.

2. Which of the following actions does Beatrice NOT undertake after placing her first phone call in Act 2?
(a) Water the marigolds.
(b) Throws clothes onto tables.
(c) Rummages through drawers.
(d) Hurls school supplies onto the floor.

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

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

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

6. According to Tillie, the seeds which received moderate radiation ...
(a) Changed color.
(b) Gave rise to mutations.
(c) Were the least appealing to the rabbit.
(d) Disappeared.

7. What does Beatrice do immediately after placing her first phone call in Act 2?
(a) Beatrice sets the kitchen on fire.
(b) Beatrice rips the newspaper off the windows.
(c) Beatrice plants marigolds in the garden.
(d) Beatrice lets the horses out of the barn.

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

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

10. 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) Ruth.
(c) Mr. Goodman.
(d) Tillie.

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

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

13. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Act 2 begins, what kind of clothes is Tillie wearing?

3. Ruth compares Beatrice as a teen to Tillie. In what ways were they similar?

4. Which person does Beatrice mention by name during her second phone call in Act 2?

5. Who attends the science fair with Tillie?

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