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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 big musical numbers are in the Broadway musical that Nora hopes to be in?
(a) 8
(b) 9
(c) 2
(d) 6
2. How many hours a day does Nora say she spends on a subway in Act I?
(a) 4
(b) 1 1/2
(c) 3
(d) 2
3. What is Eugene’s full name in Brighton Beach Memoirs?
(a) Eugene Stanley Jerome
(b) Eugene Morris Jerome
(c) Eugene Stephen Jerome
(d) Eugene Williams Jerome
4. What is Kate’s response when Blanche tells her in Act I, “I’m going to pay you and Jack back someday. I don’t know when, but I keep my word”?
(a) I’m not worried about you paying us back
(b) I know you will, Blanche
(c) I need the money now
(d) From your lips to the Irish Sweepstakes
5. How many years has Nora been in dancing school in Act I?
(a) 3
(b) 2
(c) 1
(d) 4
Short Answer Questions
1. Laurie tells her mom in Act I that her teacher says glasses should be changed every how often?
2. What color baseball cap is Eugene wearing in the opening of Act I?
3. What school classes does Nora say aren’t “going to help me on the stage” in Act I?
4. Eugene wishes that he’d been born into what heritage in the opening of Act I?
5. What actress played the role of Blanche in the original cast of Brighton Beach Memoirs?
Short Essay Questions
1. What information does Eugene give to the reader/audience regarding Blanche Morton in the beginning of Act I?
2. What is Eugene doing as the play opens in Act I? How is his neighborhood described?
3. What is Eugene Jerome’s role in the play? How does his character stand out in Brighton Beach Memoirs?
4. Why does Eugene’s mother call him inside in the beginning of Act I? What does Eugene relate about his ambitions in this scene?
5. What do Nora and Laurie discuss while Eugene goes to the store in Act I?
6. How are Stanley’s actions revealed as honorable in Act I of the play?
7. What news does Nora Morton relate to the family when she arrives home in Act I?
8. What conclusion is reached regarding Nora Morton’s proposal to her family in Act I?
9. How does Eugene’s character relate to the theme of responsibility in Act I?
10. What news does Stanley relate to Eugene in their room before dinner in Act I?
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