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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Eugene tells the audience in Act I that he’s committed a mortal sin by doing what?
(a) Lusting after his mother
(b) Stealing from a priest
(c) Committing adultery
(d) Lusting after his cousin

2. What was Blanche’s husband’s name?
(a) Peter Morton
(b) John Morton
(c) Francis Morton
(d) Dave Morton

3. When did the original production of Brighton Beach Memoirs premiere on Broadway?
(a) September 12, 1984
(b) March 13, 1985
(c) June 16, 1982
(d) March 27, 1983

4. The Jerome house is described in the stage directions for Act I as being in “a lower middle income area inhabited mostly by” what groups?
(a) Jews, Irish and Germans
(b) Jews, Irish, and Italians
(c) French, Germans, and Polish
(d) Irish, Italians, and French

5. What baseball team does Eugene dream of playing for in Act I?
(a) The Blue Sox
(b) The Yankees
(c) The Red Sox
(d) The Dodgers

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How is the Jerome house described in the stage directions for Act I?

3. What is the name of the Broadway musical Nora says she’s going to be cast in, in Act I?

4. What month is it in the opening of Act I?

5. What actress played the role of Nora in the original cast of Brighton Beach Memoirs?

(see the answer key)

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