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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Eugene says in Act I that one day he’s going to be a writer like whom?
(a) Ring Lardner
(b) Chaim Potok
(c) Samuel Beckett
(d) Ernest Hemingway

4. Who tells Nora that she can’t sing or carry a tune in Act I?
(a) Eugene Jerome
(b) Laurie Morton
(c) Kate Jerome
(d) Blanche Morton

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the names of Kate’s brothers whom she says drove her mother crazy as they were growing up in Act I?

2. How old is Eugene Jerome in Act I?

3. How many years has Nora been in dancing school in Act I?

4. What baseball team does Eugene dream of playing for in Act I?

5. What kind of bread does Eugene’s mother tell him to get at the store in Act I?

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