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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Blanche Morton doing when the curtain rises for Act I?
(a) Sewing
(b) Cooking
(c) Doing dishes
(d) Cleaning

2. What is Kate carrying in Act I when she walks out of the kitchen and says to Eugene, “On my kitchen floor? Do you want me dead, is that what you want”?
(a) A train set
(b) A jump rope
(c) A roller skate
(d) A skateboard

3. In what county does Eugene say he lives in Act I?
(a) Queens County
(b) Kings County
(c) Brunswick County
(d) Manhattan County

4. When Eugene’s mother tells him to stop throwing the baseball against the wall in the opening of Act I, he tells her this game is for what?
(a) The World Series
(b) The Heisman Trophy
(c) The Super Bowl
(d) The Major Leagues

5. Kate describes the Murphy family across the street as belonging to what group in Act I?
(a) The Goyim
(b) The Cossacks
(c) The Israelis
(d) The Nazis

Short Answer Questions

1. Who responds to say they’re excited for her when Nora asks in Act I, “My God, isn’t anybody excited?”

2. Brighton Beach is located in what borough of New York City?

3. What is Eugene’s response when his mother asks him in Act I, “What would you tell your father if he came home and I was dead on the kitchen floor?”

4. What kind of sneakers is Eugene described as wearing when his character is introduced in Act I?

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

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