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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character is shown sleeping in Act 2?
(a) Janice Vickery.
(b) Beatrice.
(c) Tillie.
(d) Ruth.

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

3. 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) Beatrice forbids Tillie from attending.
(c) Beatrice tells Ruth she can't go, then she changes her mind and says she'll stay home instead.
(d) Ruth changes her mind and decides not to go because she wants to take care of Nanny.

4. What does Ruth think of Janice Vickery's science experiment?
(a) Ruth thinks rabbits should not be used in such experiments.
(b) Ruth thinks Janice copied Tillie's idea.
(c) Ruth thinks it is going to be way better than Tillie's.
(d) Ruth thinks what Janice did is murder.

5. Which of the following phrases best characterizes Beatrice's demeanor during the second phone call in Act 2?
(a) Manic and cruel.
(b) Peaceful and diplomatic.
(c) Sad and empathetic.
(d) Frightened and shy.

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

7. Which person does Beatrice mention by name during her second phone call in Act 2?
(a) Papa.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Nanny.
(d) Tillie.

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

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

10. During Tillie's science presentation, she appears:
(a) Angry.
(b) Supremely confident.
(c) Deathly afraid.
(d) Hysterical with laughter.

11. What critical remark does Beatrice make about Ruth prior to the science fair?
(a) She says Ruth has a bad complexion.
(b) She says Ruth's lipstick is an ugly color.
(c) She says Ruth's sweater is too tight.
(d) She says Ruth's hair bow is too large.

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

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

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

15. During the final portion of Tillie's science presentation, what special effect is used?
(a) Her voice is distorted and she sounds like an old woman.
(b) Part of her speech is reverberated electronically and deep pulses of music are added as the light focuses on Tillie's face.
(c) The sound of cats meowing is heard over the sound system, followed by the ringing of bells.
(d) Beatrice's voice is intertwined with Tillie's as the sound of horses trotting can be heard in the background.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which two characters argue prior to the science fair?

2. What does Zindel state about Ruth's appearance at the beginning of Act 2?

3. According to Miss Hanley, what is Beatrice's idea of dressing up?

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

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

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