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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What beverage does Beatrice prepare for Nanny?
(a) Whiskey and water.
(b) Coffee with cream.
(c) Hot water and honey.
(d) A chocolate milkshake.

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

3. Which character says that she receives fifty dollars a week?
(a) Beatrice.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Nanny.
(d) Tillie.

4. Which character appears for the first time when Beatrice is reading the newspaper?
(a) Tillie.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Mr. Goodman.
(d) Nanny.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of animal is kept in the wire cage in the front left room?

3. Why is Beatrice sad after she tells Ruth the story of her recurring nightmares?

4. What is Beatrice wearing when she makes her entrance in Act 1?

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

(see the answer key)

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