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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Blanche Morton doing when the curtain rises for Act I?
(a) Doing dishes
(b) Cooking
(c) Cleaning
(d) Sewing

2. How many big musical numbers are in the Broadway musical that Nora hopes to be in?
(a) 9
(b) 2
(c) 6
(d) 8

3. What ailment does Eugene say his aunt Blanche suffers from in Act I?
(a) Tuberculosis
(b) A heart flutter
(c) Asthma
(d) Cancer

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

5. How old is Laurie Morton described as in the stage directions from Act I?
(a) 16
(b) 18
(c) 20
(d) 13

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times does Eugene respond his mother has told him not to leave his things around the house in Act I?

2. What role did actor Peter Michael Goetz play in the original cast of Brighton Beach Memoirs?

3. When Eugene’s mother tells him to stop throwing the baseball against the wall in the opening of Act I, he tells her this game is for what?

4. On what day does Nora say she’s going to audition for the Broadway musical in Act I?

5. What kind of bread does Eugene’s mother tell him to get at the store in Act I?

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