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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much time passes between Acts I and II of Brighton Beach Memoirs?
(a) One week
(b) Two months
(c) Two weeks
(d) One month

2. 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) Took a stand
(b) Fought
(c) Cooked
(d) Voted

3. Who is the movie star that Kate says Blanche looks like when Blanche descends for her date in Act II?
(a) Irene Dunne
(b) Clara Bow
(c) Marilyn Monroe
(d) Betty Grable

4. How many times does Eugene respond his mother has told him not to leave his things around the house in Act I?
(a) 500
(b) 109
(c) 100
(d) 200

5. What batter walks in Eugene’s imaginary baseball game in the opening of Act I?
(a) Ruffing
(b) Mel Ott
(c) JoJo Moore
(d) Dickey

Short Answer Questions

1. How many unseen bedrooms are described upstairs in the Jerome household in the stage directions for Act I?

2. Eugene says of his mother in Act II, “If I told her I just lost both my hands in an accident she’d say” what?

3. How much is the salary that Stanley has lost in Act II?

4. How many hours a day does Nora say she spends on a subway in Act I?

5. How is Blanche’s demeanor described when she descends the stairs for her date in Act II?

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