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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How long does Kate say she’s lived in this house in Act I?
(a) 5 years
(b) 10 years
(c) 7 years
(d) 3 years
2. What did Blanche’s husband die from?
(a) A heart attack
(b) Cancer
(c) Tuberculosis
(d) A stroke
3. On what day does Nora say she’s going to audition for the Broadway musical in Act I?
(a) Monday
(b) Saturday
(c) Tuesday
(d) Friday
4. What does Eugene’s mother tell him to get at the store as well as bread in Act I?
(a) Flour
(b) Salt
(c) Butter
(d) Ice cream
5. What does Laurie ask for a glass of prior to dinner in Act I?
(a) Lemonade
(b) Milk
(c) Wine
(d) Water
6. What is the name of the Broadway musical Nora says she’s going to be cast in, in Act I?
(a) Cats
(b) Les Miserables
(c) Hello Dolly!
(d) Abracadabra
7. Eugene says he believes his father is developing what condition as a result of Blanche’s situation in Act I?
(a) Migraine headaches
(b) Glaucoma
(c) High blood pressure
(d) Seasonal allergies
8. 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) Ten
(b) Twenty
(c) Thirty
(d) Five
9. Where does Nora say the Broadway musical she wants to be in will premiere first in Act I?
(a) Chicago
(b) Philadelphia
(c) Bucks County
(d) Wilmington
10. What ailment does Eugene say his aunt Blanche suffers from in Act I?
(a) Asthma
(b) Tuberculosis
(c) A heart flutter
(d) Cancer
11. What year is described as the setting in the stage directions for Act I?
(a) 1941
(b) 1938
(c) 1937
(d) 1939
12. When did the original production of Brighton Beach Memoirs premiere on Broadway?
(a) June 16, 1982
(b) March 27, 1983
(c) September 12, 1984
(d) March 13, 1985
13. What actress played the role of Blanche in the original cast of Brighton Beach Memoirs?
(a) Jodi Thelon
(b) Elizabeth Franz
(c) Gracie Bea Lawrence
(d) Joyce Van Patten
14. When does Nora say the Broadway musical she wants to be in will come to New York in Act I?
(a) The second week of October
(b) The first week of July
(c) The third week of August
(d) The second week of December
15. Who tells Nora that she can’t sing or carry a tune in Act I?
(a) Kate Jerome
(b) Blanche Morton
(c) Eugene Jerome
(d) Laurie Morton
Short Answer Questions
1. How many unseen bedrooms are described upstairs in the Jerome household in the stage directions for Act I?
2. How old is Blanche Morton described as in the stage directions from Act I?
3. What is Kate’s response when Blanche tells her in Act I, “I’m going to pay you and Jack back someday. I don’t know when, but I keep my word”?
4. How many hours a day does Nora say she spends on a subway in Act I?
5. Who played the role of Kate in the original cast of Brighton Beach Memoirs?
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