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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Eugene mimes a ballgame in the opening of Act I, what name does he call the pitcher?
(a) Dickey
(b) Ruffing
(c) JoJo Moore
(d) Mel Ott

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Kate tells Eugene to run across the street to what store to buy bread in Act I?

2. What is the name of the Broadway musical Nora says she’s going to be cast in, in Act I?

3. 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?

4. Who played the role of Kate in the original cast of Brighton Beach Memoirs?

5. What school classes does Nora say aren’t “going to help me on the stage” in Act I?

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