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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the Jerome house described in the stage directions for Act I?
(a) A former boarding house
(b) A wooden frame house
(c) A brick multi-level house
(d) A three-story brownstone

2. What kind of ice cream does Jack say he wants for dessert in Act II?
(a) Maple walnut
(b) Butter pecan
(c) Chocolate
(d) Vanilla

3. The men that Stanley gambled with are described in Act II as wearing “black pointy shoes with” what “on their socks”?
(a) Cards
(b) Daggers
(c) Clocks
(d) Dice

4. Why is Frank at fault for his hospitalization in Act II?
(a) He was arrested after hitting a policeman
(b) He was beaten up at a poker game
(c) He was driving drunk
(d) He was baiting a dog that bit him

5. What year is described as the setting in the stage directions for Act I?
(a) 1938
(b) 1939
(c) 1937
(d) 1941

Short Answer Questions

1. Eugene wishes that he’d been born into what heritage in the opening of Act I?

2. How long has the doctor told Jack Jerome to stay home and rest in the beginning of Act II?

3. Who tells Nora that she can’t sing or carry a tune in Act I?

4. Why does Eugene say his knee hurts in the beginning of Act II?

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

(see the answer key)

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