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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Blanche says before exiting upstairs in Act II, “For people like us, sometimes the only thing we really own is our” what?
(a) Dignity
(b) Privacy
(c) Tolerance
(d) Sympathy

2. Where is Eugene writing in his memoirs in the opening of Act II?
(a) In the backyard
(b) In his room
(c) In the attic
(d) In the basement

3. Due to Jack’s health, Jack and Kate are unable to go to an affair to see who with his orchestra in Act II?
(a) James Taylor
(b) Lawrence Welk
(c) Roger Waters
(d) Glen Gray

4. How long does Blanche ask to keep the girls at the Jerome house while she looks for work in Act II?
(a) Another year
(b) A few weeks
(c) A couple of days
(d) Two months

5. Eugene says of his mother in Act II, “If I told her I just lost both my hands in an accident she’d say” what?
(a) Go upstairs and wash your face with your feet
(b) I don’t care what’s hurt. Just get ready for dinner
(c) You’re always losing something
(d) Go get some new ones at the store

6. Who brought Jack home after he suffered from a physical ailment, according to Eugene in Act II?
(a) A policeman
(b) His boss
(c) A doctor
(d) Stanley Jerome

7. Where does Stanley work in Brighton Beach Memoirs?
(a) A candy store
(b) A shoe store
(c) A hat store
(d) A pharmacy

8. How many days ago does Eugene say his father suffered the physical ailment in the opening of Act II?
(a) 4 days ago
(b) 2 days ago
(c) 5 days ago
(d) 3 days ago

9. On what day of the week does Act II open?
(a) Tuesday
(b) Saturday
(c) Sunday
(d) Wednesday

10. Who is Blanche preparing to go on a date with in the opening of Act II?
(a) Peter Anderson
(b) Frank Murphy
(c) James Wilkins
(d) Mike Smith

11. How is the letter signed that Blanche receives in Act II?
(a) Mrs. Matthew Murphy
(b) Miss Sarah Smith
(c) Mrs. Floyd Anderson
(d) Frank Murphy

12. Why does Eugene say his knee hurts in the beginning of Act II?
(a) He was beaten up by a bully
(b) He fell down the stairs at school
(c) He ran for six miles
(d) He got hit with a baseball

13. What physical ailment has Jack suffered prior to the opening of Act II?
(a) A bout of pneumonia
(b) A heart attack
(c) A brain aneurysm
(d) An epileptic seizure

14. The letter that Blanche receives in Act II relates that Frank is hospitalized for what reason?
(a) He was robbed and beaten up
(b) He was in a car accident
(c) He’s had a heart attack
(d) He fell down the stairs at work

15. Of whom does Jack say in Act II, “That child is pampered too much”?
(a) Laurie Morton
(b) Stanley Jerome
(c) Eugene Jerome
(d) Nora Morton

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the letter say Frank is moving after he gets out of his current difficulties in Act II?

2. How did Stanley lose his salary in Act II?

3. Eugene tells Stanley in Act II that their father threw the newspaper at him for what reason?

4. How much money does Kate give to Eugene to buy ice cream with in Act II?

5. Eugene says that his cousin Nora has been seeing what guy every night in Act II?

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