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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. What does Eugene’s mother tell him to get at the store as well as bread in Act I?
2. How many unseen bedrooms are described upstairs in the Jerome household in the stage directions for Act I?
3. What actress played the role of Nora in the original cast of Brighton Beach Memoirs?
4. Nora tells her family in Act I that the Broadway musical she wants to be in will start rehearsing when?
5. 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?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the central conflict for Nora Morton in Act I of the play?
2. What do Jack Jerome and Nora Morton discuss while walking on the beach in Act I?
3. Discuss the narrative style of Brighton Beach Memoirs. What purpose does the use of direct address serve in the play?
4. What concerns Jack Jerome during dinner in Act I? What does the family discuss?
5. 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?
6. How does Eugene’s character relate to the theme of responsibility in Act I?
7. What conclusion is reached regarding Nora Morton’s proposal to her family in Act I?
8. What is Eugene doing as the play opens in Act I? How is his neighborhood described?
9. How is the theme of responsibility illustrated in Act I of Brighton Beach Memoirs?
10. What decision does Stanley reach regarding his job in Act I? How does Eugene help him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the theme of family in Brighton Beach Memoirs. How important is family to the characters in the story? What symbolism supports this theme? How does this theme evolve in the story?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and analyze the setting of the play. Examine the year in which the play is set, the location in New York of the Jerome household, and the political, international, and economic atmosphere of this setting. When did the Great Depression begin? What brought about the end of the Great Depression?
Essay Topic 3
Plot Structure
a. Discuss the plot structure of Brighton Beach Memoirs. In what ways is the narrative related and what effect does this have on the reader or audience member?
b. How does Brighton Beach Memoirs compare with other Broadway plays written during this time period? Are there specific stylistic elements that can be seen in Neil Simon’s writing?
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