1. Laurie tells her mom in Act I that her teacher says glasses should be changed every how often?
(a) Every 2 years
(b) Every 5 years
(c) Every year
(d) Every 3 years

2. 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?
(a) 10
(b) 15
(c) 30
(d) 20

3. What does Nora say will be on the stage in the Broadway musical she wants to be in, in Act I?
(a) A big water tank
(b) A castle
(c) A large see-through net
(d) A giant ship

4. What wars is Laurie reading about in the opening of Act I?
(a) The Korean Wars
(b) The Italian Renaissance Wars
(c) The Macedonian Wars
(d) The Great Wars

5. What school classes does Nora say aren’t “going to help me on the stage” in Act I?
(a) Drama and Dance
(b) Calculus and Home Economics
(c) Science and Math
(d) Algebra and English

Short Answer Questions

1. Eugene says in Act I that he “got hit with a baseball right in the back of the skull” and had double vision for a week and still had to do what chore?

2. In what area of the stage is the entrance to the Jerome house in the stage directions for Act I?

3. In what county does Eugene say he lives in Act I?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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