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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Kate tells Eugene to run across the street to what store to buy bread in Act I?
(a) Anderson’s
(b) Kroger’s
(c) Greenblatt’s
(d) Goldsmith’s

2. What actress played the role of Blanche in the original cast of Brighton Beach Memoirs?
(a) Gracie Bea Lawrence
(b) Elizabeth Franz
(c) Jodi Thelon
(d) Joyce Van Patten

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

4. Kate describes the Murphy family across the street as belonging to what group in Act I?
(a) The Cossacks
(b) The Goyim
(c) The Israelis
(d) The Nazis

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Eugene’s mother tells him to stop throwing the baseball against the wall in the opening of Act I, he tells her this game is for what?

2. Kate tells her sister in Act I to stop sewing because she’s been doing it since what time this morning?

3. How long ago did Blanche’s husband die in Act I?

4. Where does Kate describe her parents packing up and leaving the house to come to America in Act I?

5. What actor played the role of Eugene in the original cast of Brighton Beach Memoirs?

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