1. What does Kate lend to Blanche to wear on her date in Act II?
(a) A ruby necklace
(b) A pearl necklace
(c) An emerald ring
(d) A diamond necklace

2. When did the original production of Brighton Beach Memoirs premiere on Broadway?
(a) June 16, 1982
(b) September 12, 1984
(c) March 27, 1983
(d) March 13, 1985

3. What physical ailment has Jack suffered prior to the opening of Act II?
(a) A brain aneurysm
(b) A heart attack
(c) A bout of pneumonia
(d) An epileptic seizure

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

5. How many hours a day does Nora say she spends on a subway in Act I?
(a) 1 1/2
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Kate carrying in Act I when she walks out of the kitchen and says to Eugene, “On my kitchen floor? Do you want me dead, is that what you want”?

2. What batter walks in Eugene’s imaginary baseball game in the opening of Act I?

3. How much money’s worth of stamps does Eugene offer to Stanley in Act II?

4. Where does Eugene say his father passed out when he suffered a physical ailment in Act II?

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

(see the answer key)

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