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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Kate describes the Murphy family across the street as belonging to what group in Act I?
(a) The Nazis
(b) The Cossacks
(c) The Goyim
(d) The Israelis

2. Eugene says he guesses his mom is upset because she and Jack can’t go to the affair where in Act II?
(a) The Metropolitan Museum of Art
(b) The Avery Theater
(c) The Commodore Hotel
(d) Carnegie Hall

3. Who tells Nora that she can’t sing or carry a tune in Act I?
(a) Laurie Morton
(b) Kate Jerome
(c) Eugene Jerome
(d) Blanche Morton

4. What does Kate say she’s never done before in her life and “why should I start with my own family” in Act I?
(a) Fought
(b) Voted
(c) Took a stand
(d) Cooked

5. What is Kate’s response when Blanche tells her in Act I, “I’m going to pay you and Jack back someday. I don’t know when, but I keep my word”?
(a) I know you will, Blanche
(b) I’m not worried about you paying us back
(c) I need the money now
(d) From your lips to the Irish Sweepstakes

Short Answer Questions

1. How long ago did Blanche’s husband die in Act I?

2. How old is Blanche Morton described as in the stage directions from Act I?

3. On what day of the week does Act II open?

4. Why does Blanche claim she had trouble putting on her makeup for her date in Act II?

5. Where does Laurie say her sister goes every night with the boy she’s been seeing in Act II?

(see the answer key)

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