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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The letter that Blanche receives in Act II says that despite all of Frank’s faults, what “have never been his failings”?
(a) Love for his family
(b) Drunkenness and abuse
(c) Honesty and sincerity
(d) Generosity and kindness

2. Eugene claims in Act II, “I’d give up writing if I could” what?
(a) Play for the Boston Red Sox
(b) Travel to Europe and fight in the war
(c) Have a date with a girl
(d) See a girl naked while I was eating ice cream

3. Stanley makes Eugene promise him that he’ll do what in the future in Act II?
(a) Join the Air Force
(b) Join the Marines
(c) Get married
(d) Go to college

4. How old is Eugene Jerome in Act I?
(a) Almost 14
(b) Almost 13
(c) Almost 15
(d) Almost 16

5. Eugene tells the audience in Act I, “If my mother knew I was writing all this down, she would” do what?
(a) Ground me for a month
(b) Stuff me like one of her chickens
(c) Send me to a therapist
(d) Send me straight to college

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Blanche’s husband’s name?

2. When Eugene mimes a ballgame in the opening of Act I, what name does he call the pitcher?

3. Laurie tells her mom in Act I that her teacher says glasses should be changed every how often?

4. Eugene says in Act I that he “got hit with a baseball right in the back of the skull” and had double vision for a week and still had to do what chore?

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

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