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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Of what does Jack tell Kate he was “born with enough… If I need more, I’ll ask you” in Act II?
(a) Guilt
(b) Money
(c) Patience
(d) Time

3. At what theater does Nora say she has to go to in order to audition for the Broadway musical in Act I?
(a) The Avery Theater
(b) The Hudson Theater
(c) The Guthrie Theater
(d) The Lucille Lortel Theater

4. The letter that Blanche receives in Act II relates that Frank is hospitalized for what reason?
(a) He was robbed and beaten up
(b) He was in a car accident
(c) He fell down the stairs at work
(d) He’s had a heart attack

5. What does Laurie say the person who gave her the letter offered for her to eat in Act II?
(a) Rotten candy
(b) Bread
(c) A cookie
(d) A pound cake

Short Answer Questions

1. What role did Zeljko Ivanek play in the original cast of Brighton Beach Memoirs?

2. What is the name of the Broadway musical Nora says she’s going to be cast in, in Act I?

3. How many bedrooms are described as being seen by the audience upstairs in the Jerome house in the stage directions for Act I?

4. 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?

5. How much money does Kate give to Eugene to buy ice cream with in Act II?

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