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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. Who responds to say they’re excited for her when Nora asks in Act I, “My God, isn’t anybody excited?”
(a) Kate Jerome
(b) Jack Jerome
(c) Stanley Jerome
(d) Eugene Jerome

2. How many big musical numbers are in the Broadway musical that Nora hopes to be in?
(a) 6
(b) 8
(c) 2
(d) 9

3. What year is described as the setting in the stage directions for Act I?
(a) 1937
(b) 1941
(c) 1938
(d) 1939

4. After listing his top baseball teams he’d like to play for one day, Eugene says that if it gets down to what team then he’d consider just being a writer?
(a) The Boston Red Sox
(b) The Atlanta Braves
(c) The St. Louis Browns
(d) The Dallas Cowboys

5. Eugene says in Act I that one day he’s going to be a writer like whom?
(a) Ring Lardner
(b) Ernest Hemingway
(c) Samuel Beckett
(d) Chaim Potok

Short Answer Questions

1. How many bedrooms are described as being seen by the audience upstairs in the Jerome house in the stage directions for Act I?

2. How many hours a day does Nora say she spends on a subway in Act I?

3. How long have Blanche and her children lived in the Jerome household in Act I?

4. What is the name of the Broadway musical Nora says she’s going to be cast in, in Act I?

5. What is Eugene’s response when his mother asks him in Act I, “What would you tell your father if he came home and I was dead on the kitchen floor?”

Short Essay Questions

1. What news does Stanley relate to Eugene in their room before dinner in Act I?

2. What is Jack Jerome carrying when he arrives home at dinnertime in Act I? Why?

3. What dream does Eugene describe to Stanley in Act I? What is Stanley’s response?

4. How does Eugene’s character relate to the theme of responsibility in Act I?

5. What do Kate and Blanche discuss alone downstairs after dinner in Act I?

6. How does the historical context of the play relate to its themes?

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 is the theme of responsibility illustrated in Act I of Brighton Beach Memoirs?

9. What conclusion is reached regarding Nora Morton’s proposal to her family in Act I?

10. What is Eugene Jerome’s role in the play? How does his character stand out in Brighton Beach Memoirs?

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