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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells Nora that she can’t sing or carry a tune in Act I?
(a) Laurie Morton
(b) Blanche Morton
(c) Eugene Jerome
(d) Kate Jerome

2. How many big musical numbers are in the Broadway musical that Nora hopes to be in?
(a) 6
(b) 2
(c) 8
(d) 9

3. Who is the Broadway producer that Nora says came to her dance class in Act I?
(a) Mr. Stephens
(b) Mr. Beckman
(c) Mr. Bradshaw
(d) Mr. Bradley

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

5. What actor played the role of Eugene in the original cast of Brighton Beach Memoirs?
(a) Matthew Broderick
(b) Peter Michael Goetz
(c) Noah Robbins
(d) Santino Fontana

6. What does Nora say will be on the stage in the Broadway musical she wants to be in, in Act I?
(a) A large see-through net
(b) A big water tank
(c) A castle
(d) A giant ship

7. What actress played the role of Nora in the original cast of Brighton Beach Memoirs?
(a) Elizabeth Franz
(b) Gracie Bea Lawrence
(c) Jodi Thelon
(d) Jessica Hecht

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

9. What are the names of Kate’s brothers whom she says drove her mother crazy as they were growing up in Act I?
(a) Mel and Stanley
(b) Ben and Ezra
(c) James and Peter
(d) George and Sandy

10. 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) Thirty
(d) Ten

11. What baseball team does Eugene dream of playing for in Act I?
(a) The Red Sox
(b) The Blue Sox
(c) The Yankees
(d) The Dodgers

12. What is the name of the Broadway musical Nora says she’s going to be cast in, in Act I?
(a) Les Miserables
(b) Hello Dolly!
(c) Cats
(d) Abracadabra

13. How many times does Eugene respond his mother has told him not to leave his things around the house in Act I?
(a) 109
(b) 100
(c) 200
(d) 500

14. What is Eugene’s full name in Brighton Beach Memoirs?
(a) Eugene Stephen Jerome
(b) Eugene Williams Jerome
(c) Eugene Stanley Jerome
(d) Eugene Morris Jerome

15. What month is it in the opening of Act I?
(a) October
(b) September
(c) June
(d) August

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. How many hours a day does Nora say she spends on a subway in Act I?

3. At what time does Nora say she must be at the theater to audition for the Broadway musical in Act I?

4. What wars is Laurie reading about in the opening of Act I?

5. Nora tells her mother in Act I that in taking this Broadway role she could be making almost how much money per week?

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