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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kate tell Laurie to set out for the dinner table in Act I?
(a) Glasses
(b) Plates
(c) Bowls
(d) Napkins

2. How many times does Eugene respond his mother has told him not to leave his things around the house in Act I?
(a) 100
(b) 200
(c) 500
(d) 109

3. On what day does Nora say she’s going to audition for the Broadway musical in Act I?
(a) Friday
(b) Monday
(c) Tuesday
(d) Saturday

4. Eugene tells the audience in Act I that he’s committed a mortal sin by doing what?
(a) Lusting after his mother
(b) Stealing from a priest
(c) Lusting after his cousin
(d) Committing adultery

5. What color baseball cap is Eugene wearing in the opening of Act I?
(a) Blue
(b) Red
(c) Yellow
(d) Green

6. When Eugene’s mother tells him to stop throwing the baseball against the wall in the opening of Act I, he tells her this game is for what?
(a) The Super Bowl
(b) The Major Leagues
(c) The World Series
(d) The Heisman Trophy

7. 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?”
(a) Oh God I’m sorry, Pa
(b) Call Stanley in there first
(c) Don’t go in the kitchen, Pa
(d) Quick – someone call an ambulance!

8. Eugene says in Act I that he “got hit with a baseball right in the back of the skull” and had double vision for a week and still had to do what chore?
(a) Wash and iron his school clothes each day
(b) Carry a block of ice home every afternoon
(c) Take out the trash every morning
(d) Wash the dishes

9. How long does Kate say she’s lived in this house in Act I?
(a) 10 years
(b) 7 years
(c) 3 years
(d) 5 years

10. What school classes does Nora say aren’t “going to help me on the stage” in Act I?
(a) Algebra and English
(b) Science and Math
(c) Drama and Dance
(d) Calculus and Home Economics

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

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

13. About how old is the character of Kate Jerome described as in the stage directions in Act I?
(a) 30
(b) 35
(c) 40
(d) 45

14. In what county does Eugene say he lives in Act I?
(a) Queens County
(b) Manhattan County
(c) Kings County
(d) Brunswick County

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many bedrooms are described as being seen by the audience upstairs in the Jerome house in the stage directions for Act I?

2. Where does Nora say the Broadway musical she wants to be in will premiere first in Act I?

3. What is the name of the Broadway musical Nora says she’s going to be cast in, in Act I?

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

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

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