1. 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?
(a) Jews, Irish and Germans
(b) French, Germans, and Polish
(c) Jews, Irish, and Italians
(d) Irish, Italians, and French

2. Eugene says he believes his father is developing what condition as a result of Blanche’s situation in Act I?
(a) Glaucoma
(b) Migraine headaches
(c) High blood pressure
(d) Seasonal allergies

3. Due to Jack’s health, Jack and Kate are unable to go to an affair to see who with his orchestra in Act II?
(a) Glen Gray
(b) Roger Waters
(c) Lawrence Welk
(d) James Taylor

4. How long have Blanche and her children lived in the Jerome household in Act I?
(a) 2 and ½ years
(b) 5 years
(c) 3 and ½ years
(d) 4 and ½ years

5. 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) Five
(b) Ten
(c) Twenty
(d) Thirty

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?”

2. How is the Jerome house described in the stage directions for Act I?

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

4. What does Jack do for nine hours a day for his primary job?

5. How much money does Kate say she’s going to get from Stanley for Blanche to take with her on her date in Act II?

(see the answer key)

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