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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Stanley says in Act II that when he claimed to have lost money in November, he actually did what with it?
(a) Paid for a prostitute
(b) Lost it gambling
(c) Used it to take a trip to New Jersey
(d) Paid for a car payment

2. How old does Blanche say her husband was when he died in Act II?
(a) 38
(b) 36
(c) 42
(d) 41

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

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

5. What is the name of the friend Blanche says she’s going to stay with in Act II?
(a) Sarah
(b) Nora
(c) Louise
(d) Emily

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Kate carrying down the stairs in the opening of Act II?

2. The Jerome house is described in the stage directions for Act I as being in “a lower middle income area inhabited mostly by” what groups?

3. What color baseball cap is Eugene wearing in the opening of Act I?

4. What does Eugene say his dad was doing at nights to try to earn extra money before his health collapsed in Act II?

5. How many days ago does Eugene say his father suffered the physical ailment in the opening of Act II?

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