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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What brand of cigarettes does Stanley say he smokes in Act II?
(a) Marlboros
(b) Camels
(c) Parliaments
(d) Lucky Strikes

2. In what area of the stage is the entrance to the Jerome house in the stage directions for Act I?
(a) Upstage
(b) Stage Right
(c) Downstage
(d) Stage Left

3. How long ago did Blanche’s husband die in Act I?
(a) 4 years ago
(b) 3 years ago
(c) 10 years ago
(d) 6 years ago

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

5. How many big musical numbers are in the Broadway musical that Nora hopes to be in?
(a) 8
(b) 6
(c) 2
(d) 9

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Laurie say her sister goes every night with the boy she’s been seeing in Act II?

2. Blanche says before exiting upstairs in Act II, “For people like us, sometimes the only thing we really own is our” what?

3. What is Blanche Morton doing when the curtain rises for Act I?

4. What color baseball cap is Eugene wearing in the opening of Act I?

5. 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”?

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