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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 old is Blanche Morton described as in the stage directions from Act I?
(a) 32
(b) 25
(c) 38
(d) 36
2. How many times does Eugene respond his mother has told him not to leave his things around the house in Act I?
(a) 200
(b) 109
(c) 100
(d) 500
3. 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 Heisman Trophy
(d) The World Series
4. What does Laurie ask for a glass of prior to dinner in Act I?
(a) Wine
(b) Milk
(c) Lemonade
(d) Water
5. What actress played the role of Blanche in the original cast of Brighton Beach Memoirs?
(a) Jodi Thelon
(b) Elizabeth Franz
(c) Gracie Bea Lawrence
(d) Joyce Van Patten
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Kate say she’s never done before in her life and “why should I start with my own family” in Act I?
2. 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”?
3. Eugene tells the audience in Act I, “If my mother knew I was writing all this down, she would” do what?
4. 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?
5. Who is the Broadway producer that Nora says came to her dance class in Act I?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What is Eugene Jerome’s role in the play? How does his character stand out in Brighton Beach Memoirs?
3. Why does Eugene’s mother call him inside in the beginning of Act I? What does Eugene relate about his ambitions in this scene?
4. What information does Eugene give to the reader/audience regarding Blanche Morton in the beginning of Act I?
5. What news does Stanley relate to Eugene in their room before dinner in Act I?
6. How does the historical context of the play relate to its themes?
7. Discuss the narrative style of Brighton Beach Memoirs. What purpose does the use of direct address serve in the play?
8. What concerns Jack Jerome during dinner in Act I? What does the family discuss?
9. What do Kate and Blanche discuss alone downstairs after dinner in Act I?
10. What decision does Stanley reach regarding his job in Act I? How does Eugene help him?
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