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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much time passes between Acts I and II of Brighton Beach Memoirs?
(a) Two months
(b) One week
(c) Two weeks
(d) One month

2. Who is Blanche preparing to go on a date with in the opening of Act II?
(a) Frank Murphy
(b) Peter Anderson
(c) Mike Smith
(d) James Wilkins

3. After listing his top baseball teams he’d like to play for one day, Eugene says that if it gets down to what team then he’d consider just being a writer?
(a) The St. Louis Browns
(b) The Atlanta Braves
(c) The Dallas Cowboys
(d) The Boston Red Sox

4. Eugene wishes that he’d been born into what heritage in the opening of Act I?
(a) Jewish
(b) German
(c) Irish
(d) Italian

5. How old is Nora Morton said to be in Act I?
(a) 16
(b) 17
(c) 15
(d) 18

Short Answer Questions

1. What school classes does Nora say aren’t “going to help me on the stage” in Act I?

2. What kind of ice cream does Jack say he wants for dessert in Act II?

3. Of the letter that Blanche receives in Act II, Eugene says, “It was a sad letter, all right, but it sure was well written. Maybe I should have been born” where?

4. How old does Blanche say her husband was when he died in Act II?

5. Where is Blanche going to dinner for her date in Act II?

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