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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Eugene says he believes his father is developing what condition as a result of Blanche’s situation in Act I?
(a) Migraine headaches
(b) Seasonal allergies
(c) Glaucoma
(d) High blood pressure

2. What role did Zeljko Ivanek play in the original cast of Brighton Beach Memoirs?
(a) Stanley Jerome
(b) Eugene Jerome
(c) Frank Murphy
(d) Jack Jerome

3. In what class does Laurie say she’s got a big test tomorrow in the beginning of Act I?
(a) Math
(b) Science
(c) History
(d) English

4. Where does Eugene say he’d be this winter if he made it into his favorite baseball team in Act I?
(a) St. Petersburg
(b) Miami
(c) Dallas
(d) St. Lauderdale

5. About how old is the character of Kate Jerome described as in the stage directions in Act I?
(a) 35
(b) 40
(c) 45
(d) 30

Short Answer Questions

1. What batter walks in Eugene’s imaginary baseball game in the opening of Act I?

2. What ailment does Eugene say his aunt Blanche suffers from 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 school classes does Nora say aren’t “going to help me on the stage” in Act I?

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

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