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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Kate tells her sister in Act I to stop sewing because she’s been doing it since what time this morning?
(a) 8:00 a.m.
(b) 6:30 a.m.
(c) 7:00 a.m.
(d) 9:00 a.m.

2. Eugene wishes that he’d been born into what heritage in the opening of Act I?
(a) Jewish
(b) Irish
(c) German
(d) Italian

3. Where does Eugene say he’d be this winter if he made it into his favorite baseball team in Act I?
(a) Dallas
(b) St. Petersburg
(c) St. Lauderdale
(d) Miami

4. What is Kate carrying in Act I when she walks out of the kitchen and says to Eugene, “On my kitchen floor? Do you want me dead, is that what you want”?
(a) A train set
(b) A skateboard
(c) A jump rope
(d) A roller skate

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of sneakers is Eugene described as wearing when his character is introduced in Act I?

3. 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”?

4. How many big musical numbers are in the Broadway musical that Nora hopes to be in?

5. What is Eugene’s full name in Brighton Beach Memoirs?

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