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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. Eugene tells Stanley in Act II that their father threw the newspaper at him for what reason?
(a) He brought the New York Post instead of the New York Times
(b) He brought the New York Times instead of the New York Post
(c) He didn’t bring the evening edition
(d) He didn’t bring the morning edition

2. Where is Blanche going to dinner for her date in Act II?
(a) Jean George’s Restaurant
(b) Chardov’s Restaurant
(c) The Four Seasons
(d) Anderson’s Restaurant

3. What does Kate offer to cook for Blanche after they’ve made up at the end of Act II?
(a) Scrambled eggs
(b) Chicken soup
(c) Onion pirogues
(d) Egg rolls

4. Where does Stanley work in Brighton Beach Memoirs?
(a) A pharmacy
(b) A shoe store
(c) A candy store
(d) A hat store

5. How long does Blanche ask to keep the girls at the Jerome house while she looks for work in Act II?
(a) Another year
(b) A few weeks
(c) A couple of days
(d) Two months

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jack do for nine hours a day for his primary job?

2. Eugene says that his cousin Nora has been seeing what guy every night in Act II?

3. Where does the letter say Frank is moving after he gets out of his current difficulties in Act II?

4. Due to Jack’s health, Jack and Kate are unable to go to an affair to see who with his orchestra in Act II?

5. The letter that Blanche receives in Act II says that despite all of Frank’s faults, what “have never been his failings”?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When does Stanley return home in Act II? Why does he decide to return?

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

4. What causes the initial conflict between Kate and Blanche in Act II?

5. How much time passes between the end of Act I and the opening of Act II? How has the household changed?

6. What causes the internal conflicts faced by Blanche Morton in the play?

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

8. What other plays are connected in the trilogy that includes Brighton Beach Memoirs?

9. What news does Jack Jerome receive via a letter in the mail in Act II?

10. How is Blanche’s appearance described when she enters in Act II? What causes tension in this scene regarding Stanley’s income?

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