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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Laurie ask for a glass of prior to dinner in Act I?
(a) Milk
(b) Lemonade
(c) Water
(d) Wine

2. At what time of day does Act I open?
(a) 6:30 a.m.
(b) 6:30 p.m.
(c) 9:00 a.m.
(d) 7:00 p.m.

3. What does Kate tell Eugene to place at the dinner table when she tells him to stop playing baseball in the beginning of Act I?
(a) The plates and bowls
(b) The water glasses
(c) The napkins
(d) The silverware

4. About how old is the character of Kate Jerome described as in the stage directions in Act I?
(a) 45
(b) 40
(c) 30
(d) 35

5. How old is Nora Morton said to be in Act I?
(a) 16
(b) 17
(c) 18
(d) 15

6. How long ago does Eugene say Nora “started developing” in Act I?
(a) 1 year ago
(b) 6 weeks ago
(c) 8 months ago
(d) 2 years ago

7. Nora tells her mother in Act I that in taking this Broadway role she could be making almost how much money per week?
(a) $200
(b) $80
(c) $60
(d) $100

8. In what class does Laurie say she’s got a big test tomorrow in the beginning of Act I?
(a) Math
(b) History
(c) English
(d) Science

9. What ailment is Laurie Morton said to suffer from in Act I?
(a) A heart flutter
(b) Epilepsy
(c) Asthma
(d) Cancer

10. Eugene tells the audience in Act I that he’s left instructions for his memoirs to not be opened until how many years after his death?
(a) 10
(b) 20
(c) 30
(d) 15

11. What was Blanche’s husband’s name?
(a) John Morton
(b) Dave Morton
(c) Francis Morton
(d) Peter Morton

12. What is Eugene’s response when his mother asks him in Act I, “What would you tell your father if he came home and I was dead on the kitchen floor?”
(a) Quick – someone call an ambulance!
(b) Oh God I’m sorry, Pa
(c) Call Stanley in there first
(d) Don’t go in the kitchen, Pa

13. Kate describes the Murphy family across the street as belonging to what group in Act I?
(a) The Nazis
(b) The Israelis
(c) The Goyim
(d) The Cossacks

14. When Eugene’s mother tells him to stop throwing the baseball against the wall in the opening of Act I, he tells her this game is for what?
(a) The World Series
(b) The Super Bowl
(c) The Heisman Trophy
(d) The Major Leagues

15. At what theater does Nora say she has to go to in order to audition for the Broadway musical in Act I?
(a) The Guthrie Theater
(b) The Avery Theater
(c) The Hudson Theater
(d) The Lucille Lortel Theater

Short Answer Questions

1. How long have Blanche and her children lived in the Jerome household in Act I?

2. How long does Kate say she’s lived in this house in Act I?

3. Brighton Beach is located in what borough of New York City?

4. What month is it in the opening of Act I?

5. The Jerome house is described in the stage directions for Act I as being in “a lower middle income area inhabited mostly by” what groups?

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