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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Kate carrying down the stairs in the opening of Act II?
(a) A vase of flowers
(b) A suitcase
(c) A tray of food
(d) A bag of laundry

2. How long has the doctor told Jack Jerome to stay home and rest in the beginning of Act II?
(a) Six months
(b) Two or three weeks
(c) Two or three days
(d) Two or three months

3. 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?
(a) 10
(b) 15
(c) 20
(d) 30

4. Who played the role of Kate in the original cast of Brighton Beach Memoirs?
(a) Jessica Hecht
(b) Elizabeth Franz
(c) Jodi Thelon
(d) Gracie Bea Lawrence

5. Laurie first says that her mother looks like what movie star when she descends the stairs for her date in Act II?
(a) Irene Dunne
(b) Betty Grable
(c) Rosalind Russell
(d) Katharine Hepburn

Short Answer Questions

1. What wars is Laurie reading about in the opening of Act I?

2. What actress played the role of Nora in the original cast of Brighton Beach Memoirs?

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

4. Where does Kate describe her parents packing up and leaving the house to come to America in Act I?

5. What did Blanche’s husband die from?

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