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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long have Blanche and her children lived in the Jerome household in Act I?
(a) 5 years
(b) 3 and ½ years
(c) 4 and ½ years
(d) 2 and ½ years

2. Where does Nora say the Broadway musical she wants to be in will premiere first in Act I?
(a) Bucks County
(b) Chicago
(c) Wilmington
(d) Philadelphia

3. Where does Eugene say he’d be this winter if he made it into his favorite baseball team in Act I?
(a) Miami
(b) St. Petersburg
(c) Dallas
(d) St. Lauderdale

4. Eugene wishes that he’d been born into what heritage in the opening of Act I?
(a) Italian
(b) Jewish
(c) German
(d) Irish

5. What month is it in the opening of Act I?
(a) September
(b) June
(c) August
(d) October

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Nora that she can’t sing or carry a tune in Act I?

2. How many unseen bedrooms are described upstairs in the Jerome household in the stage directions for Act I?

3. What batter walks in Eugene’s imaginary baseball game in the opening of Act I?

4. In Act I, Eugene says his name is the second worst name ever given to a male child. What is the “first worst” name?

5. How long does Kate say she’s lived in this house in Act I?

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