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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Eugene wishes that he’d been born into what heritage in the opening of Act I?
(a) Italian
(b) Jewish
(c) German
(d) Irish

2. Who does Laurie decide her mother looks like before she leaves for her date in Act II?
(a) Grace Kelly
(b) Carole Lombard
(c) Audrey Hepburn
(d) Katharine Hepburn

3. What is Eugene’s response when his mother asks him in Act I, “What would you tell your father if he came home and I was dead on the kitchen floor?”
(a) Don’t go in the kitchen, Pa
(b) Call Stanley in there first
(c) Oh God I’m sorry, Pa
(d) Quick – someone call an ambulance!

4. Where does Eugene say he’d be this winter if he made it into his favorite baseball team in Act I?
(a) Miami
(b) St. Lauderdale
(c) St. Petersburg
(d) Dallas

5. What actress played the role of Nora in the original cast of Brighton Beach Memoirs?
(a) Jodi Thelon
(b) Jessica Hecht
(c) Elizabeth Franz
(d) Gracie Bea Lawrence

Short Answer Questions

1. How long have Blanche and her children lived in the Jerome household in Act I?

2. What brand of cigarettes does Stanley say he smokes in Act II?

3. Who gave Laurie the letter that she brings to Blanche in Act II?

4. How long does Kate say she’s lived in this house in Act I?

5. How old is Eugene Jerome in Act I?

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