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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. About how old is the character of Kate Jerome described as in the stage directions in Act I?
(a) 45
(b) 35
(c) 40
(d) 30

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

4. Where does Kate describe her parents packing up and leaving the house to come to America in Act I?
(a) Ukraine
(b) Russia
(c) Germany
(d) France

5. Kate tells her sister in Act I to stop sewing because she’s been doing it since what time this morning?
(a) 7:00 a.m.
(b) 9:00 a.m.
(c) 6:30 a.m.
(d) 8:00 a.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many hours a day does Nora say she spends on a subway in Act I?

2. Kate tells her sister in Act I, “Remember what Momma used to tell us. Stay on your own side of the street. That’s what they have” what for?

3. Eugene says in Act I that one day he’s going to be a writer like whom?

4. What role did Zeljko Ivanek play in the original cast of Brighton Beach Memoirs?

5. Eugene’s brother Stanley is almost how old in Brighton Beach Memoirs?

(see the answer key)

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