Beatrice and Virgil Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 26:

1.

What is the most likely reason that Virgil makes so much noise pretending to be a train conductor? (from Part 6)

So that he can release some energy.

So that Beatrice will be distracted from her fears and worries.

So that the contrast between noise and silence will be stronger.

So that the contrast between noise and words will be stronger.

2.

What is the most likely reason that Henry is surprised when the taxidermist shows him Beatrice and Virgil? (from Part 3)

He thought Beatrice was the monkey and Virgil was the donkey.

There was nothing about the scene in the envelope that suggested the taxidermist was writing about animals that were already dead.

There was nothing about the scene in the envelope that suggested they were animals.

He thought that the play was an imagined encounter between Dante's Beatrice and Virgil.

3.

What is unique about the reference to "The Shirt"? (from Part 5)

It is the new title of the play in which Beatrice and Virgil are the central characters.

It is the name of another character in the play.

It is the name of the country where Beatrice and Virgil live.

It is the name of a very significant prop in the play.

4.

Why does the taxidermist want to write a scene about playing games? (from Part 8)

To show Beatrice distracting Virgil from memories of having his tail cut off.

To show Beatrice and Virgil celebrating life in the face of Gustav's death.

To show Virgil distracting Beatrice from memories of The Horrors.

To show Beatrice celebrating life in the face of Virgil's death.

5.

What happens to Erasmus in Part 7? (from Part 7)

Mendelssohn contracts rabies and attacks him, meaning he has to be put down.

He contracts rabies, attacks Mendelssohn, and has to be put down.

He contracts rabies, attacks Sarah, and has to be put down.

He goes berserk in the taxidermist's shop, attacks some of the animals, and has to be put down.

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