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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the original production of Brighton Beach Memoirs premiere on Broadway?
(a) June 16, 1982
(b) March 27, 1983
(c) March 13, 1985
(d) September 12, 1984

2. In what area of the stage is the entrance to the Jerome house in the stage directions for Act I?
(a) Stage Left
(b) Upstage
(c) Stage Right
(d) Downstage

3. How much money does Stanley say he lost in November and claimed he had a hole in his pocket?
(a) $5
(b) $2
(c) $10
(d) $20

4. Stanley makes Eugene promise him that he’ll do what in the future in Act II?
(a) Join the Air Force
(b) Get married
(c) Join the Marines
(d) Go to college

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To what store does Jack tell Eugene to go for ice cream in Act II?

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. Where does Blanche say she knows a woman she can stay with while she looks for work in Act II?

4. 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?

5. The letter to Blanche in Act II says, “I tried to reach you earlier, then realized you had no” what?

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