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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Stanley gambling when he lost his salary in Act II?
(a) Ernest’s Café
(b) Florsheim Shoes
(c) The Brooklyn Fire Station
(d) Williamson and Sons Drywall

2. What wars is Laurie reading about in the opening of Act I?
(a) The Macedonian Wars
(b) The Korean Wars
(c) The Italian Renaissance Wars
(d) The Great Wars

3. Who tells Nora that she can’t sing or carry a tune in Act I?
(a) Eugene Jerome
(b) Blanche Morton
(c) Kate Jerome
(d) Laurie Morton

4. The Jerome house is described in the stage directions for Act I as being in “a lower middle income area inhabited mostly by” what groups?
(a) Irish, Italians, and French
(b) Jews, Irish, and Italians
(c) Jews, Irish and Germans
(d) French, Germans, and Polish

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At what theater does Nora say she has to go to in order to audition for the Broadway musical in Act I?

2. What physical ailment has Jack suffered prior to the opening of Act II?

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

5. In what county does Eugene say he lives in Act I?

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