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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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

2. When arguing with her mother about leaving school to audition for Broadway in Act I, Nora says, “I’ll be making more money than” how many “girls with diplomas”?
(a) Five
(b) Twenty
(c) Thirty
(d) Ten

3. What role did actor Peter Michael Goetz play in the original cast of Brighton Beach Memoirs?
(a) Stanley Jerome
(b) Jack Jerome
(c) Frank Murphy
(d) Eugene Jerome

4. Eugene says he believes his father is developing what condition as a result of Blanche’s situation in Act I?
(a) Migraine headaches
(b) Seasonal allergies
(c) Glaucoma
(d) High blood pressure

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long have Blanche and her children lived in the Jerome household in Act I?

2. What are the names of Kate’s brothers whom she says drove her mother crazy as they were growing up in Act I?

3. About how old is the character of Kate Jerome described as in the stage directions in Act I?

4. Eugene tells the audience in Act I that he’s left instructions for his memoirs to not be opened until how many years after his death?

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

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