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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who brought Jack home after he suffered from a physical ailment, according to Eugene in Act II?
(a) Stanley Jerome
(b) A doctor
(c) A policeman
(d) His boss

2. Where does Laurie say her sister goes every night with the boy she’s been seeing in Act II?
(a) To the movies
(b) To the cemetery
(c) To the diner
(d) To the roller rink

3. Blanche says in Act II, “We’re all poor around here, the least we can be is” what?
(a) Kind
(b) Dependable
(c) Charitable
(d) Forgiving

4. Whose brother-in-law is filling in for Jack Jerome while he’s out of work sick in the beginning of Act II?
(a) Mr. Smith’s
(b) Mr. Murphy’s
(c) Mr. Jacobson’s
(d) Mr. Anderson’s

5. Where is the medal from that Stanley earned for the hundred-yard dash two years ago?
(a) The Volunteer Fire Department Athletic League
(b) The Police Athletic League
(c) The New Jersey Athletic League
(d) The Coney Island Athletic League

6. What does Eugene say his dad was doing at nights to try to earn extra money before his health collapsed in Act II?
(a) Driving a taxi
(b) Engineering a subway
(c) Selling vacuum cleaners
(d) Night auditing at a hotel

7. How long does Jack say the Murphys have lived across the street in Act II?
(a) 5 years
(b) 3 years
(c) 2 years
(d) 1 year

8. How is Blanche’s demeanor described when she descends the stairs for her date in Act II?
(a) Vicious
(b) Playful
(c) Cold
(d) Exuberant

9. How much money does Kate say she’s going to get from Stanley for Blanche to take with her on her date in Act II?
(a) $3
(b) $5
(c) $15
(d) $10

10. Of the letter that Blanche receives in Act II, Eugene says, “It was a sad letter, all right, but it sure was well written. Maybe I should have been born” where?
(a) In Spain
(b) In the South
(c) In Ireland
(d) In Russia

11. What does Kate tell Laurie she’s made for dinner tonight in the beginning of Act II?
(a) Meatloaf
(b) Homemade pizza
(c) Tuna fish salad
(d) Onion pirogues

12. What brand of cigarettes does Stanley say he smokes in Act II?
(a) Parliaments
(b) Lucky Strikes
(c) Camels
(d) Marlboros

13. Of whom does Jack say in Act II, “That child is pampered too much”?
(a) Eugene Jerome
(b) Nora Morton
(c) Stanley Jerome
(d) Laurie Morton

14. How much time passes between Acts I and II of Brighton Beach Memoirs?
(a) One week
(b) Two months
(c) Two weeks
(d) One month

15. To what store does Jack tell Eugene to go for ice cream in Act II?
(a) Greenblatt’s
(b) Kroger’s
(c) Piggly Wiggly
(d) Hanson’s

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Eugene writing in his memoirs in the opening of Act II?

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

3. What is Kate carrying down the stairs in the opening of Act II?

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

5. Before he leaves in Act II, Stanley tells Eugene, “If you ever write a story about me, call me” what?

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