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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Kate describes the Murphy family across the street as belonging to what group in Act I?
(a) The Israelis
(b) The Goyim
(c) The Nazis
(d) The Cossacks

2. Kate tells her sister in Act I, “Remember what Momma used to tell us. Stay on your own side of the street. That’s what they have” what for?
(a) Streets
(b) Gutters
(c) Sidewalks
(d) Doors

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

4. What are the names of Kate’s brothers whom she says drove her mother crazy as they were growing up in Act I?
(a) Mel and Stanley
(b) George and Sandy
(c) James and Peter
(d) Ben and Ezra

5. What actor played the role of Eugene in the original cast of Brighton Beach Memoirs?
(a) Santino Fontana
(b) Noah Robbins
(c) Peter Michael Goetz
(d) Matthew Broderick

Short Answer Questions

1. What batter “lopes up to the plate” after the first walks in Eugene’s imaginary baseball game in the opening of Act I?

2. Nora tells her mother in Act I that in taking this Broadway role she could be making almost how much money per week?

3. What was Blanche’s husband’s name?

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

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

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