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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Janice Vickery states that her experiment is an accomplishment that will what?
(a) Spread awareness about the effects of second-hand cigarette smoking.
(b) Teach people to treat animals with care and humanity.
(c) Prove to everyone that she is the smartest girl in the school.
(d) Look good on college applications to show you did something in school besides dating.

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

3. When Act 2 begins, what kind of clothes is Tillie wearing?
(a) Clothes that are stylish and flattering.
(b) Clothes that are dirty and ragged.
(c) Clothes that are too girlish for her awkwardness.
(d) Clothes that are too revealing for a girl her age.

4. In Act 2, Beatrice tries to contact the following persons in her first telephone call:
(a) The school principal and Janice Vickery's mother.
(b) The school principal and Janice Vickery.
(c) The school principal, Mr. Goodman, and Miss Hanley.
(d) Mr. Goodman and Nanny.

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

6. 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.

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

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

9. According to Tillie, the seeds which received the most radiation ...
(a) Appealed the most to the rabbit.
(b) Gave off a foul scent.
(c) Grew ten feet in height.
(d) Were killed or yielded dwarf plants.

10. 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 underpaid and the students underachievers.
(c) Beatrice calls the teachers stupid and the students vicious.
(d) Beatrice calls the teachers overpaid and the students overweight.

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

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

13. What does Tillie say to Beatrice when she sees the outfit she is wearing to the science fair?
(a) Mama, that's MY dress.
(b) Mama, you look beautiful.
(c) Mama, take off those feathers.
(d) Mama, please don't embarrass me.

14. What does Beatrice ask Ruth to hand her after the science fair?
(a) Newspapers.
(b) The family pet.
(c) Nanny's cane.
(d) Tacks.

15. What does Tillie say about the power of exploding atoms?
(a) A day will come when their power will change the world.
(b) A day will come when they are extinct.
(c) They are more interesting than rabbits.
(d) They are misunderstood and potentially dangerous when tampered with by humans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the setting of the opening scene in Act 2?

2. Which chemical was involved in Janice Vickery's experiment?

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

4. What was the name of the animal used in Janice's experiment?

5. Ruth states that if anybody stuck Peter in a pot of boiling water, she would ...

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