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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Eugene’s response when his mother asks him in Act I, “What would you tell your father if he came home and I was dead on the kitchen floor?”
(a) Call Stanley in there first
(b) Quick – someone call an ambulance!
(c) Oh God I’m sorry, Pa
(d) Don’t go in the kitchen, Pa

3. In what area of the stage is the entrance to the Jerome house in the stage directions for Act I?
(a) Stage Left
(b) Upstage
(c) Stage Right
(d) Downstage

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Eugene’s mother tell him to get at the store as well as bread in Act I?

2. What does Kate say she’s never done before in her life and “why should I start with my own family” in Act I?

3. Who is the Broadway producer that Nora says came to her dance class in Act I?

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

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

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