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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. What is the substance that Beatrice keeps in a small bottle in a chest of drawers?
(a) Chloroform.
(b) Lighter fluid.
(c) Ethanol.
(d) Whiskey.

2. What questionable activity does Beatrice allow Ruth to do?
(a) Set off firecrackers.
(b) Ride a horse backwards.
(c) Boat without a life jacket.
(d) Smoke cigarettes.

3. Which of the following statements best describes Ruth's performance in school, according to Beatrice?
(a) Ruth is an A-student.
(b) Ruth used to be a C-student and is now a B-student.
(c) Ruth is failing all of her classes.
(d) Ruth is performing satisfactorily in her classes.

4. Tillie's classmates laugh at her at which of the following school events?
(a) A school play.
(b) A soccer game.
(c) A science assembly.
(d) A pep rally.

5. Who does Beatrice receive a phone call from in Act 1?
(a) Nanny.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Janice Vickery.
(d) Mr. Goodman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Beatrice states that Mr. Goodman must think she is running which of the following?

2. In Act 1, what does Ruth tell Mr. Goodman about her sister?

3. What does Ruth see in the record room at school?

4. Beatrice announces that she spent the day taking stock of her life. What does she determine?

5. What is the subject of the phone call that Beatrice receives in Act 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Besides caring for Nanny, what else does Beatrice expect Ruth to do while at home during the science fair? In what way does Beatrice threaten Ruth if she does not fulfill these obligations?

2. Does it come as a shock to Tillie when Beatrice states that she hates the world? Why?

3. What prevents Tillie from burying the rabbit upon discovering that it is dead?

4. Why does Beatrice not tell the truth to her daughters about her experiences in high school?

5. Why does Zindel repeat the Conclusion of Tillie's science fair presentation at the end of Act 2?

6. During Beatrice's second phone conversation with Mr. Goodman, what concerns does she express about Tillie's science project?

7. Why does Beatrice want Tillie to wear a bow in her hair?

8. Why does Beatrice chloroform the rabbit?

9. What is the explanation that Ruth gives Mr. Goodman for her sister's absence from school?

10. Briefly describe Beatrice's recurring nightmare.

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