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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What term refers to the method by which the narrator of Brighton Beach Memoirs speaks to the audience?
(a) Direct address
(b) Soliloquy
(c) Terminal address
(d) Dialogue

4. How many hours a day does Nora say she spends on a subway in Act I?
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 1 1/2
(d) 2

5. How is the Jerome house described in the stage directions for Act I?
(a) A wooden frame house
(b) A former boarding house
(c) A brick multi-level house
(d) A three-story brownstone

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Laurie ask for a glass of prior to dinner in Act I?

2. What wars is Laurie reading about in the opening of Act I?

3. Brighton Beach is located in what borough of New York City?

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

5. Kate describes the Murphy family across the street as belonging to what group in Act I?

(see the answer key)

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