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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose brother-in-law is filling in for Jack Jerome while he’s out of work sick in the beginning of Act II?
(a) Mr. Murphy’s
(b) Mr. Smith’s
(c) Mr. Anderson’s
(d) Mr. Jacobson’s

2. Eugene says of his mother in Act II, “If I told her I just lost both my hands in an accident she’d say” what?
(a) I don’t care what’s hurt. Just get ready for dinner
(b) Go get some new ones at the store
(c) You’re always losing something
(d) Go upstairs and wash your face with your feet

3. Blanche says before exiting upstairs in Act II, “For people like us, sometimes the only thing we really own is our” what?
(a) Privacy
(b) Tolerance
(c) Dignity
(d) Sympathy

4. At what time of day does Act I open?
(a) 9:00 a.m.
(b) 7:00 p.m.
(c) 6:30 a.m.
(d) 6:30 p.m.

5. How much money does Stanley say he lost in November and claimed he had a hole in his pocket?
(a) $10
(b) $20
(c) $5
(d) $2

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act I, Eugene says his name is the second worst name ever given to a male child. What is the “first worst” name?

2. In what area of the stage is the entrance to the Jerome house in the stage directions for Act I?

3. What woman does Kate act jealous about because Jack danced with her once two years ago at the Commodore Hotel in Act II?

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

5. Eugene’s brother Stanley is almost how old in Brighton Beach Memoirs?

(see the answer key)

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