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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How much money does Kate say she’s going to get from Stanley for Blanche to take with her on her date in Act II?
(a) $15
(b) $3
(c) $5
(d) $10

3. What batter walks in Eugene’s imaginary baseball game in the opening of Act I?
(a) Mel Ott
(b) JoJo Moore
(c) Ruffing
(d) Dickey

4. Eugene tells his brother in Act II, “Pop isn’t going to die. He ate” what “tonight”?
(a) Two roast beef sandwiches
(b) Two bowls of ice cream
(c) Salad and soup
(d) Three lamb chops

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What batter “lopes up to the plate” after the first walks in Eugene’s imaginary baseball game in the opening of Act I?

2. Where does Blanche say she knows a woman she can stay with while she looks for work in Act II?

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

4. At about what time does Act II open?

5. Eugene claims in Act II, “I’d give up writing if I could” what?

(see the answer key)

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