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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Eugene’s brother Stanley is almost how old in Brighton Beach Memoirs?
(a) 16
(b) 19
(c) 21
(d) 17

2. What year is described as the setting in the stage directions for Act I?
(a) 1939
(b) 1938
(c) 1937
(d) 1941

3. Eugene claims that his grandfather died from what in Act I?
(a) Pneumonia
(b) Diphtheria
(c) Polio
(d) Tuberculosis

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

5. Kate tells Eugene to run across the street to what store to buy bread in Act I?
(a) Anderson’s
(b) Kroger’s
(c) Goldsmith’s
(d) Greenblatt’s

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At what time of day does Act I open?

3. How many bedrooms are described as being seen by the audience upstairs in the Jerome house in the stage directions for Act I?

4. What actor played the role of Eugene in the original cast of Brighton Beach Memoirs?

5. What does Kate tell Laurie to set out for the dinner table in Act I?

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