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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who complains of a splitting headache as Eugene plays imaginary baseball in the beginning of Act I?
(a) Blanche Morton
(b) Nora Morton
(c) Kate Jerome
(d) Laurie Morton

2. How long ago did Blanche’s husband die in Act I?
(a) 10 years ago
(b) 6 years ago
(c) 4 years ago
(d) 3 years ago

3. What does Kate say she’s never done before in her life and “why should I start with my own family” in Act I?
(a) Fought
(b) Took a stand
(c) Cooked
(d) Voted

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) Irish, Italians, and French
(b) French, Germans, and Polish
(c) Jews, Irish, and Italians
(d) Jews, Irish and Germans

5. How long have Blanche and her children lived in the Jerome household in Act I?
(a) 5 years
(b) 2 and ½ years
(c) 4 and ½ years
(d) 3 and ½ years

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Kate say she’s lived in this house in Act I?

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

3. What is Blanche Morton doing when the curtain rises for Act I?

4. How old is Blanche Morton described as in the stage directions from Act I?

5. On what day does Nora say she’s going to audition for the Broadway musical in Act I?

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