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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who complains of a splitting headache as Eugene plays imaginary baseball in the beginning of Act I?
2. What is the name of the Broadway musical Nora says she’s going to be cast in, in Act I?
3. 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?
4. What did Blanche’s husband die from?
5. In what area of the stage is the entrance to the Jerome house in the stage directions for Act I?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do Nora and Laurie discuss while Eugene goes to the store in Act I?
2. What is Jack Jerome carrying when he arrives home at dinnertime in Act I? Why?
3. How does Eugene describe his cousin Laurie Morton in Act I?
4. What decision does Stanley reach regarding his job in Act I? How does Eugene help him?
5. How are Stanley’s actions revealed as honorable in Act I of the play?
6. What are Eugene’s principle concerns in Act I? How does his character evolve in the narrative?
7. How is the setting of Brighton Beach Memoirs described in the opening stage directions for Act I? What year is the play set in?
8. How does Blanche Morton respond to the news that Nora Morton relates to the family before dinner in Act I?
9. What news does Nora Morton relate to the family when she arrives home in Act I?
10. How is the character of Kate Jerome described in Brighton Beach Memoirs?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Sexuality in Brighton Beach Memoirs
a. Discuss the differences and similarities between male and female sexuality in the play. How do Eugene and Stanley view the women and girls of their household?
b. How are the characters of Kate and Blanche similar? How are they different? How does the playwright illustrate gender expectations and roles in the narrative?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze Blanche’s options for independence in the play. Why did Blanche and her children move in with the Jeromes after Dave’s death? What types of jobs are available to Blanche in this economy? What does Blanche hope will come of her date with Frank Murphy?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Stanley’s decision to write a letter of apology to get his job back at the end of Act I. What does this action mean in terms of Stanley’s ethics? Would you make the same decision? Why or why not?
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