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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long was Stanley gambling before he’d lost his whole salary in Act II?
(a) 20 minutes
(b) 10 minutes
(c) 5 minutes
(d) 30 minutes

2. How is the Jerome house described in the stage directions for Act I?
(a) A wooden frame house
(b) A brick multi-level house
(c) A three-story brownstone
(d) A former boarding house

3. Blanche says before exiting upstairs in Act II, “For people like us, sometimes the only thing we really own is our” what?
(a) Privacy
(b) Sympathy
(c) Tolerance
(d) Dignity

4. How long does Kate say she’s lived in this house in Act I?
(a) 10 years
(b) 7 years
(c) 3 years
(d) 5 years

5. Eugene asks the audience in Act II, “How am I going to become a writer if I don’t know how to” what?
(a) Come up with ideas
(b) Suffer
(c) Perceive weakness
(d) Write dialogue

Short Answer Questions

1. Eugene claims in Act II, “I’d give up writing if I could” what?

2. Eugene says in Act I that he “got hit with a baseball right in the back of the skull” and had double vision for a week and still had to do what chore?

3. What color baseball cap is Eugene wearing in the opening of Act I?

4. Eugene says he believes his father is developing what condition as a result of Blanche’s situation in Act I?

5. How old is Eugene Jerome in Act I?

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