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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What book is Laurie reading when Eugene comes to her room to talk in Act II?
(a) The Citadel
(b) To Have and Have Not
(c) Romeo and Juliet
(d) The Merry Wives of Windsor

2. What term refers to the method by which the narrator of Brighton Beach Memoirs speaks to the audience?
(a) Soliloquy
(b) Dialogue
(c) Direct address
(d) Terminal address

3. What kind of ice cream does Jack say he wants for dessert in Act II?
(a) Butter pecan
(b) Chocolate
(c) Maple walnut
(d) Vanilla

4. Eugene claims that his grandfather died from what in Act I?
(a) Tuberculosis
(b) Pneumonia
(c) Polio
(d) Diphtheria

5. Nora tells her family in Act I that the Broadway musical she wants to be in will start rehearsing when?
(a) In three weeks
(b) In two months
(c) A week from Monday
(d) A week from Thursday

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Eugene say he’d be this winter if he made it into his favorite baseball team in Act I?

2. How much money does Kate give to Eugene to buy ice cream with in Act II?

3. What is the name of the Broadway musical Nora says she’s going to be cast in, in Act I?

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

5. What is Blanche Morton doing when the curtain rises for Act I?

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