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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of sneakers is Eugene described as wearing when his character is introduced in Act I?
(a) Pumas
(b) Adidas
(c) Nikes
(d) Keds

2. How many bedrooms are described as being seen by the audience upstairs in the Jerome house in the stage directions for Act I?
(a) 4
(b) 6
(c) 3
(d) 2

3. What does Laurie ask for a glass of prior to dinner in Act I?
(a) Water
(b) Wine
(c) Milk
(d) Lemonade

4. What term refers to the method by which the narrator of Brighton Beach Memoirs speaks to the audience?
(a) Direct address
(b) Terminal address
(c) Dialogue
(d) Soliloquy

5. Eugene says in Act I that one day he’s going to be a writer like whom?
(a) Ernest Hemingway
(b) Ring Lardner
(c) Samuel Beckett
(d) Chaim Potok

Short Answer Questions

1. Eugene claims that his grandfather died from what in Act I?

2. Who tells Nora that she can’t sing or carry a tune in Act I?

3. In what area of the stage is the entrance to the Jerome house in the stage directions for Act I?

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

5. Who is the Broadway producer that Nora says came to her dance class in Act I?

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