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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who responds to say they’re excited for her when Nora asks in Act I, “My God, isn’t anybody excited?”
(a) Stanley Jerome
(b) Jack Jerome
(c) Eugene Jerome
(d) Kate Jerome

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

4. 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) Sidewalks
(c) Doors
(d) Gutters

5. In what class does Laurie say she’s got a big test tomorrow in the beginning of Act I?
(a) Math
(b) History
(c) English
(d) Science

Short Answer Questions

1. How many hours a day does Nora say she spends on a subway in Act I?

2. Eugene tells the audience in Act I that he’s left instructions for his memoirs to not be opened until how many years after his death?

3. What ailment is Laurie Morton said to suffer from in Act I?

4. When Eugene’s mother tells him to stop throwing the baseball against the wall in the opening of Act I, he tells her this game is for what?

5. What does Nora say will be on the stage in the Broadway musical she wants to be in, in Act I?

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