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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Nanny is also described as:
(a) Vibrant and beautiful.
(b) Utterly wrinkled and dried, perhaps a century old.
(c) Talkative and wheelchair-bound.
(d) Young-looking, but terribly arthritic.

2. What does Beatrice do immediately after placing her first phone call in Act 2?
(a) Beatrice plants marigolds in the garden.
(b) Beatrice lets the horses out of the barn.
(c) Beatrice sets the kitchen on fire.
(d) Beatrice rips the newspaper off the windows.

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

4. Who says that Tillie and Ruth are misfits?
(a) Miss Torgersen.
(b) Beatrice.
(c) Dr. Berg.
(d) Nanny.

5. What is one of the "exciting duties" that Beatrice says she would like Tillie to perform?
(a) Water the marigolds.
(b) Groom the horses.
(c) Clean up animal waste.
(d) Assist Nanny with her breakfast.

Short Answer Questions

1. During Tillie's science presentation, she appears:

2. What is the name of the lipstick that Ruth borrows from Beatrice?

3. Which character speaks the final line in Act 2?

4. Ruth has one of the following problems:

5. According to Ruth, which science fair competitor does Tillie need to worry about?

(see the answer key)

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