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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. To what store does Jack tell Eugene to go for ice cream in Act II?
(a) Hanson’s
(b) Greenblatt’s
(c) Piggly Wiggly
(d) Kroger’s

2. Stanley makes Eugene promise him that he’ll do what in the future in Act II?
(a) Go to college
(b) Get married
(c) Join the Air Force
(d) Join the Marines

3. When Kate and Blanche begin arguing in Act II, Kate says “I was the workhorse and you were the” what?
(a) Petty one
(b) Spoiled one
(c) Pretty one
(d) Scholar

4. 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

5. What does Kate tell Stanley to tell his father about the missing money in Act II?
(a) That he was robbed
(b) That he spent the money on groceries
(c) That he had a hole in his pocket
(d) That he lost the money gambling

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Blanche say she knows a woman she can stay with while she looks for work in Act II?

2. Of what does Jack tell Kate he was “born with enough… If I need more, I’ll ask you” in Act II?

3. How much money does Kate say she’s going to get from Stanley for Blanche to take with her on her date in Act II?

4. How is the letter signed that Blanche receives in Act II?

5. The men that Stanley gambled with are described in Act II as wearing “black pointy shoes with” what “on their socks”?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who has sent the letter with Laurie in Act II? What news does the letter relate?

2. How does the conflict between Kate and Blanche become resolved in Act II?

3. Why do Jack and Kate Jerome argue in the beginning of Act II?

4. What do Jack and Stanley discuss after Stanley’s return home in Act II?

5. What news does Stanley relate to Eugene in their room in the beginning of Act II?

6. How is the relationship between Eugene and Laurie illustrated in the play?

7. How is Brighton Beach Memoirs metaphorical for the onset of World War II?

8. Where was Brighton Beach Memoirs first produced? When did it premiere on Broadway?

9. What gift does Stanley give to Eugene in Act II? What is Eugene’s response?

10. Why does Stanley decide to leave home in Act II? What does he ask Eugene for before he goes?

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