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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Nora say the Broadway musical she wants to be in will premiere first in Act I?
(a) Wilmington
(b) Bucks County
(c) Chicago
(d) Philadelphia

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

3. What did Blanche’s husband die from?
(a) Cancer
(b) A stroke
(c) Tuberculosis
(d) A heart attack

4. Brighton Beach is located in what borough of New York City?
(a) Manhattan
(b) Staten Island
(c) Brooklyn
(d) Queens

5. What is Eugene’s full name in Brighton Beach Memoirs?
(a) Eugene Stephen Jerome
(b) Eugene Morris Jerome
(c) Eugene Stanley Jerome
(d) Eugene Williams Jerome

Short Answer Questions

1. What ailment does Eugene say his aunt Blanche suffers from in Act I?

2. When Eugene mimes a ballgame in the opening of Act I, what name does he call the pitcher?

3. In what class does Laurie say she’s got a big test tomorrow in the beginning of Act I?

4. What does Kate tell Eugene to place at the dinner table when she tells him to stop playing baseball in the beginning of Act I?

5. What does Laurie ask for a glass of prior to dinner in Act I?

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