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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long does Blanche ask to keep the girls at the Jerome house while she looks for work in Act II?
(a) A few weeks
(b) Two months
(c) A couple of days
(d) Another year

3. What does Laurie ask for a glass of prior to dinner in Act I?
(a) Wine
(b) Lemonade
(c) Milk
(d) Water

4. How many times does Eugene respond his mother has told him not to leave his things around the house in Act I?
(a) 100
(b) 200
(c) 500
(d) 109

5. Where does Blanche say she knows a woman she can stay with while she looks for work in Act II?
(a) The Bronx
(b) Manhattan Beach
(c) Astoria, Queens
(d) Coney Island

Short Answer Questions

1. How long was Stanley gambling before he’d lost his whole salary in Act II?

2. Kate tells her sister in Act I, “Remember what Momma used to tell us. Stay on your own side of the street. That’s what they have” what for?

3. 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?

4. Kate describes the Murphy family across the street as belonging to what group in Act I?

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

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