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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Beatrice do in the first act to distract Ruth and avoid being upset?
(a) Beatrice tells Ruth the story of when she planted her first marigold garden.
(b) Beatrice tells the story of when she and Nanny stole a rabbit from a pet shop.
(c) Beatrice tells Ruth the story of when she stole a wagon from her father.
(d) Beatrice tells Ruth the story of when her father taught her how to drive a car.

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

3. How does Beatrice describe her daughter, Tillie?
(a) She is a mean girl.
(b) She is not a pretty girl.
(c) She is a sweet girl.
(d) She is a pretty girl.

4. Tillie's marigold seeds have been exposed to which of the following substances?
(a) Radon.
(b) Chlorine.
(c) Cyanide.
(d) Cobalt-60.

5. According to Beatrice, the " manure machine" is what kind of animal?
(a) A puppy.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A ferret.
(d) A horse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Beatrice's story begins with the following exclamation:

2. As the final scene in Act 1 begins, what does Beatrice drop from the top of the stairs?

3. Nanny is best described as:

4. Who is the "goody-goody girl" according to Beatrice?

5. At the end of Act 1, Ruth's emotions toward Tillie would be best described as:

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