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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of school project is Tillie working on in Act 1?
(a) A language arts project.
(b) A science project.
(c) A music project.
(d) A social studies project.

2. What is Ruth's reaction to what she finds in her room in Act 2?
(a) She jumps for joy and calls Chris Burns.
(b) She laughs.
(c) She has a seizure.
(d) She grabs Tillie and dances with her in the living room.

3. How does Beatrice's recurring nightmare end?
(a) She waters a pot of marigolds.
(b) She sees her father and her heart stands still.
(c) She shoots the horses.
(d) She sees a rat and screams.

4. What is the "beautiful word" that Tillie speaks of in her opening monologue?
(a) Cobalt.
(b) Atom.
(c) Rabbit.
(d) Marigold.

5. Ruth asks Beatrice to tell her a story, but requests that she leave out one part. What is the part of the story that she does not want to hear about?
(a) She does not want to hear the part about the radioactive marigolds.
(b) She does not want to hear the part about her father having a heart attack.
(c) She does not want to hear the part about horses being shot.
(d) She does not want to hear the part about rats in the basement.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Miss Hanley, Beatrice is:

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

3. At the end of Act 1, Tillie reacts to Beatrice in what way?

4. What kind of animal is featured in one of the student's entries at the science fair?

5. According to Beatrice, the " manure machine" is what kind of animal?

(see the answer key)

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