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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who played the role of Kate in the original cast of Brighton Beach Memoirs?
(a) Jessica Hecht
(b) Elizabeth Franz
(c) Gracie Bea Lawrence
(d) Jodi Thelon

2. What is Eugene’s response when his mother asks him in Act I, “What would you tell your father if he came home and I was dead on the kitchen floor?”
(a) Don’t go in the kitchen, Pa
(b) Oh God I’m sorry, Pa
(c) Quick – someone call an ambulance!
(d) Call Stanley in there first

3. What is Eugene’s full name in Brighton Beach Memoirs?
(a) Eugene Stanley Jerome
(b) Eugene Morris Jerome
(c) Eugene Stephen Jerome
(d) Eugene Williams Jerome

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

5. How old is Laurie Morton described as in the stage directions from Act I?
(a) 16
(b) 18
(c) 13
(d) 20

Short Answer Questions

1. Eugene tells the audience in Act I, “If my mother knew I was writing all this down, she would” do what?

2. Who is the Broadway producer that Nora says came to her dance class in Act I?

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

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

5. At what time does Nora say she must be at the theater to audition for the Broadway musical in Act I?

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