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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Beatrice announces that she spent the day taking stock of her life. What does she determine?
(a) "I want to go back to school, earn a degree and buy us a new home."
(b) "I need to quit drinking and smoking."
(c) "I am so fortunate to have all of you in my life."
(d) "I've come up with zero."

2. What does Beatrice ask Tillie to get rid of in the final scene in Act 1?
(a) The whiskey and the cigarettes.
(b) The rabbit and the marigolds.
(c) The flashlight and the candles.
(d) The horses and the rats.

3. What does Ruth say when Beatrice is halfway through telling the story of her recurring nightmare?
(a) "That doesn't sound like a walk in the park."
(b) "That is the scariest dream I've ever heard."
(c) "That doesn't sound like a nightmare to me."
(d) "That is the funniest nightmare I've ever heard."

4. Tillie makes the following announcement at the beginning of the final scene in Act 1:
(a) "Mother, I sprained my ankle in gym today."
(b) "Mother, I am dropping out of school."
(c) "Mother, they want me to do something at school."
(d) "Mother, Nanny is choking."

5. Who is the first character introduced in the play?
(a) Tillie.
(b) Mr. Goodman.
(c) Janice Vickery.
(d) Nanny.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of the reasons that Tillie is teased by other students at school, according to Ruth?

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

3. Why is Ruth upset with Beatrice at the end of Act 1?

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

5. What questionable activity does Beatrice allow Ruth to do?

(see the answer key)

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