View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Eugene tells the audience in Act I that he’s committed a mortal sin by doing what?
(a) Lusting after his cousin
(b) Stealing from a priest
(c) Committing adultery
(d) Lusting after his mother

3. How old is Eugene Jerome in Act I?
(a) Almost 13
(b) Almost 16
(c) Almost 14
(d) Almost 15

4. What baseball team does Eugene dream of playing for in Act I?
(a) The Red Sox
(b) The Yankees
(c) The Dodgers
(d) The Blue Sox

5. In Act I, Eugene says his name is the second worst name ever given to a male child. What is the “first worst” name?
(a) Haskell Fleischmann
(b) Everly Williams
(c) Chaim Potok
(d) Peter Gnarley

Short Answer Questions

1. What role did actor Peter Michael Goetz play in the original cast of Brighton Beach Memoirs?

2. What does Kate tell Eugene to place at the dinner table when she tells him to stop playing baseball in the beginning of Act I?

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

4. What does Kate tell Laurie to set out for the dinner table in Act I?

5. Eugene claims that his grandfather died from what in Act I?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 230 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample