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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What actor played the role of Eugene in the original cast of Brighton Beach Memoirs?
(a) Noah Robbins
(b) Matthew Broderick
(c) Santino Fontana
(d) Peter Michael Goetz

2. What baseball team does Eugene dream of playing for in Act I?
(a) The Red Sox
(b) The Blue Sox
(c) The Dodgers
(d) The Yankees

3. Who is the Broadway producer that Nora says came to her dance class in Act I?
(a) Mr. Bradley
(b) Mr. Bradshaw
(c) Mr. Stephens
(d) Mr. Beckman

4. What does Kate tell Eugene to place at the dinner table when she tells him to stop playing baseball in the beginning of Act I?
(a) The napkins
(b) The silverware
(c) The water glasses
(d) The plates and bowls

5. After listing his top baseball teams he’d like to play for one day, Eugene says that if it gets down to what team then he’d consider just being a writer?
(a) The Atlanta Braves
(b) The St. Louis Browns
(c) The Boston Red Sox
(d) The Dallas Cowboys

Short Answer Questions

1. How long have Blanche and her children lived in the Jerome household in Act I?

2. Nora tells her family in Act I that the Broadway musical she wants to be in will start rehearsing when?

3. How old is Nora Morton said to be in Act I?

4. What did Blanche’s husband die from?

5. When Eugene mimes a ballgame in the opening of Act I, what name does he call the pitcher?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Nora and Laurie discuss while Eugene goes to the store in Act I?

2. How is the Jerome house described in the stage directions for Act I? What comprises the first floor of the house?

3. What information is given to the reader/audience from Eugene in the beginning of Act I?

4. What conversation do Jack and Stanley have at bedtime in Act I?

5. What news does Nora Morton relate to the family when she arrives home in Act I?

6. How is the character of Kate Jerome described in Brighton Beach Memoirs?

7. What are Eugene’s principle concerns in Act I? How does his character evolve in the narrative?

8. What is Eugene Jerome’s role in the play? How does his character stand out in Brighton Beach Memoirs?

9. What is Eugene doing as the play opens in Act I? How is his neighborhood described?

10. How is the theme of responsibility illustrated in Act I of Brighton Beach Memoirs?

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