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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Blanche’s husband die from?
(a) Tuberculosis
(b) Cancer
(c) A heart attack
(d) A stroke

2. What kind of bread does Eugene’s mother tell him to get at the store in Act I?
(a) French bread
(b) White bread
(c) Rye bread
(d) Wheat bread

3. What was Blanche’s husband’s name?
(a) Dave Morton
(b) John Morton
(c) Peter Morton
(d) Francis Morton

4. What term refers to the method by which the narrator of Brighton Beach Memoirs speaks to the audience?
(a) Direct address
(b) Dialogue
(c) Terminal address
(d) Soliloquy

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

Short Answer Questions

1. About how old is the character of Kate Jerome described as in the stage directions in 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 school classes does Nora say aren’t “going to help me on the stage” in Act I?

4. What actress played the role of Nora in the original cast of Brighton Beach Memoirs?

5. In what county does Eugene say he lives in Act I?

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