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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act II.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jack Jerome’s second job was selling what before the company shut down?
(a) Dishwashers
(b) Cars
(c) Party favors
(d) Vacuum cleaners

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

3. What does Laurie say the person who gave her the letter offered for her to eat in Act II?
(a) Rotten candy
(b) Bread
(c) A pound cake
(d) A cookie

4. Who does Laurie decide her mother looks like before she leaves for her date in Act II?
(a) Carole Lombard
(b) Grace Kelly
(c) Katharine Hepburn
(d) Audrey Hepburn

5. Laurie tells her mom in Act I that her teacher says glasses should be changed every how often?
(a) Every 3 years
(b) Every 2 years
(c) Every 5 years
(d) Every year

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Blanche claim she had trouble putting on her makeup for her date in Act II?

2. Where does Eugene say his father passed out when he suffered a physical ailment in Act II?

3. How many unseen bedrooms are described upstairs in the Jerome household in the stage directions for Act I?

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

5. How is the letter signed that Blanche receives in Act II?

(see the answer key)

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