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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Eugene tells the audience in Act I that he’s committed a mortal sin by doing what?
(a) Lusting after his mother
(b) Stealing from a priest
(c) Lusting after his cousin
(d) Committing adultery

2. What kind of bread does Eugene’s mother tell him to get at the store in Act I?
(a) Wheat bread
(b) White bread
(c) French bread
(d) Rye bread

3. Brighton Beach is located in what borough of New York City?
(a) Brooklyn
(b) Staten Island
(c) Manhattan
(d) Queens

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

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

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

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

8. Who does the pitcher get the sign from before pitching in Eugene’s imaginary baseball game in the beginning of Act I?
(a) JoJo Moore
(b) Ruffing
(c) Mel Ott
(d) Dickey

9. In Act I, Eugene says his name is the second worst name ever given to a male child. What is the “first worst” name?
(a) Haskell Fleischmann
(b) Everly Williams
(c) Chaim Potok
(d) Peter Gnarley

10. What does Eugene’s mother tell him to get at the store as well as bread in Act I?
(a) Salt
(b) Ice cream
(c) Butter
(d) Flour

11. Who played the role of Kate in the original cast of Brighton Beach Memoirs?
(a) Jessica Hecht
(b) Elizabeth Franz
(c) Gracie Bea Lawrence
(d) Jodi Thelon

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

13. What is Blanche Morton doing when the curtain rises for Act I?
(a) Sewing
(b) Cooking
(c) Doing dishes
(d) Cleaning

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

15. How many hours a day does Nora say she spends on a subway in Act I?
(a) 2
(b) 1 1/2
(c) 4
(d) 3

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did the original production of Brighton Beach Memoirs premiere on Broadway?

3. What role did Zeljko Ivanek play in the original cast of Brighton Beach Memoirs?

4. How old is Laurie Morton described as in the stage directions from Act I?

5. 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?

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