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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. 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?
(a) French, Germans, and Polish
(b) Jews, Irish and Germans
(c) Irish, Italians, and French
(d) Jews, Irish, and Italians

2. Where does Kate describe her parents packing up and leaving the house to come to America in Act I?
(a) Russia
(b) Ukraine
(c) Germany
(d) France

3. What does Kate tell Laurie to set out for the dinner table in Act I?
(a) Glasses
(b) Plates
(c) Bowls
(d) Napkins

4. How long ago did Blanche’s husband die in Act I?
(a) 3 years ago
(b) 4 years ago
(c) 6 years ago
(d) 10 years ago

5. What did Blanche’s husband die from?
(a) Tuberculosis
(b) A heart attack
(c) Cancer
(d) A stroke

Short Answer Questions

1. What year is described as the setting in the stage directions for Act I?

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

3. Who tells Nora that she can’t sing or carry a tune in Act I?

4. What role did actor Peter Michael Goetz play in the original cast of Brighton Beach Memoirs?

5. What actress played the role of Blanche in the original cast of Brighton Beach Memoirs?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How are Stanley’s actions revealed as honorable in Act I of the play?

3. What conversation do Jack and Stanley have at bedtime in Act I?

4. How is the character of Kate Jerome described in Brighton Beach Memoirs?

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

6. Discuss the narrative style of Brighton Beach Memoirs. What purpose does the use of direct address serve in the play?

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

8. What concerns Jack Jerome during dinner in Act I? What does the family discuss?

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

10. 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?

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