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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Beatrice wearing when she makes her entrance in Act 1?
2. What excuse does Ruth give for getting out of gym class?
3. Who calls Beatrice at the end of Act 1?
4. This character states: "You're looking at the original half-life!"
5. Tillie recites the half-life of which of the following substances?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Beatrice treat her daughter, Tillie?
2. How does Ruth react to Tillie's performance in the school Science Fair?
3. What is Beatrice's opinion of the school that Tillie and Ruth attend?
4. Besides caring for Nanny, what else does Beatrice expect Ruth to do while at home during the science fair? In what way does Beatrice threaten Ruth if she does not fulfill these obligations?
5. What excuse does Beatrice give to Mr. Goodman for keeping Tillie home from school?
6. Why does Zindel repeat the Conclusion of Tillie's science fair presentation at the end of Act 2?
7. Why does Beatrice chloroform the rabbit?
8. What does Beatrice do to calm Ruth when she is hysterical?
9. What does Tillie's monologue in the first scene of Act 1 reveal about the girl?
10. What does Miss Hanley think of Beatrice?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze the scenes that incorporate comic relief in Zindel's play.
a) What are some examples of comic relief in the play?
b) What purpose does comic relief serve in the play?
c) Which character brings the most comic relief to the play?
Essay Topic 2
There are several symbols in Zindel's play. Explore one symbol and discuss how it relates to a theme or motif in the play.
a) Identify the symbol.
b) What does this symbol represent?
c) Explain how the symbol helps the reader better understand the drama.
Essay Topic 3
Analyze Tillie's presentation at the science fair. In what way do her findings relate to the play's overriding theme? Compare the effects of radiation on the marigolds to the effects of Beatrice's words and actions on her daughters. What are the implications in terms of Tillie's and Ruth's fate, compared to the fate of the marigolds?
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