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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following phrases best describes Nanny's relationship with Beatrice?
(a) Nanny is a boarder whom Beatrice cares for.
(b) Nanny is Beatrice's mother-in-law.
(c) Nanny is Beatrice's mother.
(d) Nanny is the live-in maid.

2. Which word does the playwright use to describe Beatrice's tone when speaking to Nanny?
(a) Devilish.
(b) Motherly.
(c) Saccharine.
(d) Respectful.

3. Beatrice is busy doing which of the following activities when the final scene in Act 1 begins?
(a) A little housecleaning.
(b) Cooking dinner.
(c) Planting marigolds.
(d) Assisting Ruth with her homework.

4. Why does Beatrice look for candles following the scream from upstairs?
(a) She wants to light the room with them, as the electricity has gone off.
(b) She wants to remove earwax from Nanny's ears.
(c) She wants to rid the air of the smell of marigolds.
(d) She wants to put them on the birthday cake she baked for Nanny.

5. Of the following objects, which are NOT included in the description of the setting in Act 1?
(a) Dishes.
(b) Suitcases.
(c) Cell phones.
(d) Magazines.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Beatrice's father want her to get married?

2. Which of the following animals appeared in a recurring nightmare that Beatrice used to have?

3. What is the substance that Beatrice keeps in a small bottle in a chest of drawers?

4. When Beatrice recalls her childhood to Ruth, she says ...

5. Tillie recites the half-life of which of the following substances?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the setting of the play in Act 1.

2. When Beatrice and Tillie are arguing before the science fair, what does Beatrice claim as the reason she is looking forward to the event?

3. What does Tillie's monologue in the first scene of Act 1 reveal about the girl?

4. What does Miss Hanley think of Beatrice?

5. What excuse does Beatrice give to Mr. Goodman for keeping Tillie home from school?

6. Why do you think Zindel chose to switch back and forth between the science fair and Beatrice at home in Act 2?

7. What is Beatrice's opinion of the school that Tillie and Ruth attend?

8. What is the cause of Ruth's emotional episode during the thunderstorm?

9. Why does Beatrice refuse to allow Tillie to call the doctor when Ruth falls into a seizure?

10. What is Beatrice's opinion of Nanny's daughter? Why do you think she has such strong feelings about her?

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