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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Eugene say his dad was doing at nights to try to earn extra money before his health collapsed in Act II?
(a) Selling vacuum cleaners
(b) Driving a taxi
(c) Night auditing at a hotel
(d) Engineering a subway

2. What did Blanche’s husband die from?
(a) A heart attack
(b) Tuberculosis
(c) Cancer
(d) A stroke

3. How many bedrooms are described as being seen by the audience upstairs in the Jerome house in the stage directions for Act I?
(a) 2
(b) 6
(c) 3
(d) 4

4. 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) Honesty and sincerity
(c) Generosity and kindness
(d) Drunkenness and abuse

5. How many “terrific lies” does Eugene tell Stanley he came up with for him to explain the missing money in Act II?
(a) 12
(b) 10
(c) 15
(d) 5

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kate offer to cook for Blanche after they’ve made up at the end of Act II?

2. How long was Stanley gambling before he’d lost his whole salary in Act II?

3. Eugene wishes that he’d been born into what heritage in the opening of Act I?

4. Eugene tells the audience in Act I, “If my mother knew I was writing all this down, she would” do what?

5. Where is the medal from that Stanley earned for the hundred-yard dash two years ago?

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