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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After listing his top baseball teams he’d like to play for one day, Eugene says that if it gets down to what team then he’d consider just being a writer?
(a) The Atlanta Braves
(b) The St. Louis Browns
(c) The Boston Red Sox
(d) The Dallas Cowboys

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

3. What role did actor Peter Michael Goetz play in the original cast of Brighton Beach Memoirs?
(a) Jack Jerome
(b) Stanley Jerome
(c) Eugene Jerome
(d) Frank Murphy

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

5. At what time does Nora say she must be at the theater to audition for the Broadway musical in Act I?
(a) 10:00 a.m.
(b) 11:00 a.m.
(c) 9:00 a.m.
(d) 8:00 a.m.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. 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?

4. What ailment is Laurie Morton said to suffer from in Act I?

5. What does Nora say will be on the stage in the Broadway musical she wants to be in, in Act I?

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