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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Nora tells her family in Act I that the Broadway musical she wants to be in will start rehearsing when?
(a) In three weeks
(b) A week from Thursday
(c) In two months
(d) A week from Monday

2. What actress played the role of Blanche in the original cast of Brighton Beach Memoirs?
(a) Gracie Bea Lawrence
(b) Joyce Van Patten
(c) Elizabeth Franz
(d) Jodi Thelon

3. What was Blanche’s husband’s name?
(a) John Morton
(b) Francis Morton
(c) Peter Morton
(d) Dave Morton

4. How is the Jerome house described in the stage directions for Act I?
(a) A brick multi-level house
(b) A former boarding house
(c) A wooden frame house
(d) A three-story brownstone

5. Nora tells her mother in Act I that in taking this Broadway role she could be making almost how much money per week?
(a) $80
(b) $100
(c) $200
(d) $60

Short Answer Questions

1. What role did actor Peter Michael Goetz play in the original cast of Brighton Beach Memoirs?

2. Who does the pitcher get the sign from before pitching in Eugene’s imaginary baseball game in the beginning of Act I?

3. 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?”

4. Eugene says he believes his father is developing what condition as a result of Blanche’s situation in Act I?

5. Kate tells Eugene to run across the street to what store to buy bread in Act I?

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