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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the setting of the play in the opening act?
(a) A school gymnasium.
(b) A dark room of wood.
(c) A field of marigolds.
(d) A swimming pool.

2. What substance does Nanny spill?
(a) Hot water.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Plant food.
(d) Nail polish remover.

3. Which of the following characters is not at home in Act 2?
(a) Nanny.
(b) Janice Vickery.
(c) Tillie.
(d) Ruth.

4. What does Tillie conclude about mutations at the end of her presentation at the science fair?
(a) Some of the mutations will be toxic.
(b) Mutations will become more perplexing.
(c) Some of the mutations will be good ones.
(d) Mutations will become less interesting.

5. Tillie recites the half-life of which of the following substances?
(a) Radium-226.
(b) Methanol.
(c) Ethanol.
(d) Radon-222.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ruth say when Beatrice is halfway through telling the story of her recurring nightmare?

2. In Act 2, Beatrice tries to contact the following persons in her first telephone call:

3. According to Tillie, the seeds which received little radiation ...

4. Who calls Beatrice at the end of Act 1?

5. Which person does Beatrice mention by name during her second phone call in Act 2?

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