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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Eugene mimes a ballgame in the opening of Act I, what name does he call the pitcher?
(a) JoJo Moore
(b) Mel Ott
(c) Ruffing
(d) Dickey

2. When does Nora say the Broadway musical she wants to be in will come to New York in Act I?
(a) The third week of August
(b) The second week of October
(c) The second week of December
(d) The first week of July

3. How much money’s worth of stamps does Eugene offer to Stanley in Act II?
(a) 22 cents’ worth
(b) 10 cents’ worth
(c) 8 cents’ worth
(d) 34 cents’ worth

4. When did the original production of Brighton Beach Memoirs premiere on Broadway?
(a) June 16, 1982
(b) March 27, 1983
(c) March 13, 1985
(d) September 12, 1984

5. When arguing with her mother about leaving school to audition for Broadway in Act I, Nora says, “I’ll be making more money than” how many “girls with diplomas”?
(a) Twenty
(b) Five
(c) Ten
(d) Thirty

Short Answer Questions

1. Who responds to say they’re excited for her when Nora asks in Act I, “My God, isn’t anybody excited?”

2. What did Blanche’s husband die from?

3. Who brought Jack home after he suffered from a physical ailment, according to Eugene in Act II?

4. Jack tells Kate in Act II, “I’m not going to leave you. I promise. If I didn’t leave you for another woman, I’m certainly not going to” what?

5. In Act I, Eugene says his name is the second worst name ever given to a male child. What is the “first worst” name?

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