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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. What type of beverage is Beatrice drinking when the final scene in Act 1 begins?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Iced tea.
(c) Lemonade.
(d) Water.

2. What is the subject of the phone call that Beatrice receives in Act 1?
(a) Vegetable sales are slowing down.
(b) Tillie's absence from school.
(c) Nanny needs to have a medical procedure.
(d) The horses were let out of the stable.

3. Which of the following animals appeared in a recurring nightmare that Beatrice used to have?
(a) Rats.
(b) Birds.
(c) Horses.
(d) Rabbits.

4. Beatrice calls Nanny the following:
(a) A zombie.
(b) A saint.
(c) A model citizen.
(d) A criminal.

5. What is the name of the lipstick that Ruth borrows from Beatrice?
(a) Drama Queen.
(b) Devil's Kiss.
(c) Drop Dead Diva.
(d) Daisy Lips.

Short Answer Questions

1. Nanny is best described as:

2. Who is the first character introduced in the play?

3. Beatrice takes a dramatic physical action following Dr. Berg's phone call. What is it?

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

5. Which of the following statements best summarizes the final scene of Act 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tillie's monologue in the first scene of Act 1 reveal about the girl?

2. Is Beatrice content with her life?

3. Describe Nanny's physical appearance.

4. Why is Beatrice offended during her second phone conversation with Mr. Goodman?

5. List some of the advice Beatrice gives Tillie before the science fair.

6. Describe the setting of the play in Act 1.

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

8. How does Beatrice treat her daughter, Tillie?

9. Describe Beatrice's demeanor toward Tillie at the end of the final scene in Act 1.

10. Has Beatrice assisted Tillie with her project? If so, in what way?

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