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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. How many years has Nora been in dancing school in Act I?
(a) 3
(b) 2
(c) 4
(d) 1
2. How long ago did Blanche’s husband die in Act I?
(a) 3 years ago
(b) 4 years ago
(c) 10 years ago
(d) 6 years ago
3. What does Kate tell Laurie to set out for the dinner table in Act I?
(a) Plates
(b) Glasses
(c) Bowls
(d) Napkins
4. What color baseball cap is Eugene wearing in the opening of Act I?
(a) Green
(b) Blue
(c) Red
(d) Yellow
5. The Jerome house is described in the stage directions for Act I as being in “a lower middle income area inhabited mostly by” what groups?
(a) Jews, Irish, and Italians
(b) Irish, Italians, and French
(c) French, Germans, and Polish
(d) Jews, Irish and Germans
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Eugene’s full name in Brighton Beach Memoirs?
2. 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”?
3. What actor played the role of Eugene in the original cast of Brighton Beach Memoirs?
4. What baseball team does Eugene dream of playing for in Act I?
5. What actress played the role of Blanche in the original cast of Brighton Beach Memoirs?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the character of Kate Jerome described in Brighton Beach Memoirs?
2. How is the Jerome house described in the stage directions for Act I? What comprises the first floor of the house?
3. What conversation do Jack and Stanley have at bedtime in Act I?
4. What do Nora and Laurie discuss while Eugene goes to the store in Act I?
5. What is the central conflict for Nora Morton in Act I of the play?
6. How would you describe Eugene’s relationship with his family in Act I?
7. What decision does Stanley reach regarding his job in Act I? How does Eugene help him?
8. What do Jack Jerome and Nora Morton discuss while walking on the beach in Act I?
9. What is Jack Jerome carrying when he arrives home at dinnertime in Act I? Why?
10. What comprises the second floor of the Jerome house, according to the stage directions in Act I? How is the setting related to the themes in the play?
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