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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Beatrice receive a phone call from in Act 1?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Janice Vickery.
(c) Nanny.
(d) Mr. Goodman.

2. Who is the person screaming upstairs after Beatrice places a phone call in Act 1?
(a) Miss Torgersen.
(b) Nanny.
(c) Mr. Goodman.
(d) Ruth.

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

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

5. What is the subject of Tillie's speeches in Act 1?
(a) Pop music.
(b) Animals.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Atoms.

Short Answer Questions

1. What substance does Nanny spill?

2. What does Beatrice ask Tillie to get rid of in the final scene in Act 1?

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

4. Which of the following animals appeared in a recurring nightmare that Beatrice used to have?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Beatrice want Tillie to wear a bow in her hair?

2. During Beatrice's second phone conversation with Mr. Goodman, what concerns does she express about Tillie's science project?

3. What does Miss Hanley think of Beatrice?

4. Why does Tillie want Ruth to keep her knowledge about Beatrice being a high school outcast a secret from their mother?

5. What is the business scheme that Beatrice is preoccupied with in Act 2? According to Beatrice, what role will her daughters play?

6. What kind of career aspirations did Beatrice have when she was in high school? Did she achieve them?

7. What is the explanation that Ruth gives Mr. Goodman for her sister's absence from school?

8. Why does Beatrice not tell the truth to her daughters about her experiences in high school?

9. Why does Beatrice chloroform the rabbit?

10. What does Beatrice do to calm Ruth when she is hysterical?

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