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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Kate tells her sister in Act I, “Remember what Momma used to tell us. Stay on your own side of the street. That’s what they have” what for?
(a) Doors
(b) Streets
(c) Sidewalks
(d) Gutters

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

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

4. What color baseball cap is Eugene wearing in the opening of Act I?
(a) Yellow
(b) Red
(c) Blue
(d) Green

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

6. How long does Kate say she’s lived in this house in Act I?
(a) 7 years
(b) 3 years
(c) 5 years
(d) 10 years

7. How is the Jerome house described in the stage directions for Act I?
(a) A wooden frame house
(b) A brick multi-level house
(c) A three-story brownstone
(d) A former boarding house

8. What ailment does Eugene say his aunt Blanche suffers from in Act I?
(a) Tuberculosis
(b) A heart flutter
(c) Cancer
(d) Asthma

9. How many unseen bedrooms are described upstairs in the Jerome household in the stage directions for Act I?
(a) 2
(b) 5
(c) 4
(d) 3

10. Eugene wishes that he’d been born into what heritage in the opening of Act I?
(a) Italian
(b) Irish
(c) Jewish
(d) German

11. How old is Eugene Jerome in Act I?
(a) Almost 15
(b) Almost 16
(c) Almost 13
(d) Almost 14

12. Where does Nora say the Broadway musical she wants to be in will premiere first in Act I?
(a) Philadelphia
(b) Chicago
(c) Bucks County
(d) Wilmington

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

14. What does Kate say she’s never done before in her life and “why should I start with my own family” in Act I?
(a) Fought
(b) Voted
(c) Took a stand
(d) Cooked

15. How long ago did Blanche’s husband die in Act I?
(a) 6 years ago
(b) 3 years ago
(c) 10 years ago
(d) 4 years ago

Short Answer Questions

1. In what class does Laurie say she’s got a big test tomorrow in the beginning of Act I?

2. In what county does Eugene say he lives in Act I?

3. What does Kate tell Laurie to set out for the dinner table in Act I?

4. What kind of sneakers is Eugene described as wearing when his character is introduced in Act I?

5. When does Nora say the Broadway musical she wants to be in will come to New York in Act I?

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