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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. How many years has Nora been in dancing school in Act I?
(a) 4
(b) 2
(c) 1
(d) 3
2. What kind of bread does Eugene’s mother tell him to get at the store in Act I?
(a) Wheat bread
(b) Rye bread
(c) French bread
(d) White bread
3. What actress played the role of Nora in the original cast of Brighton Beach Memoirs?
(a) Elizabeth Franz
(b) Jessica Hecht
(c) Gracie Bea Lawrence
(d) Jodi Thelon
4. At what time does Nora say she must be at the theater to audition for the Broadway musical in Act I?
(a) 8:00 a.m.
(b) 10:00 a.m.
(c) 11:00 a.m.
(d) 9:00 a.m.
5. How many big musical numbers are in the Broadway musical that Nora hopes to be in?
(a) 6
(b) 2
(c) 9
(d) 8
Short Answer Questions
1. When Eugene’s mother tells him to stop throwing the baseball against the wall in the opening of Act I, he tells her this game is for what?
2. On what day does Nora say she’s going to audition for the Broadway musical in Act I?
3. 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?
4. 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?”
5. What role did actor Peter Michael Goetz play in the original cast of Brighton Beach Memoirs?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Eugene doing as the play opens in Act I? How is his neighborhood described?
2. How does Eugene’s character relate to the theme of responsibility in Act I?
3. How does Blanche Morton respond to the news that Nora Morton relates to the family before dinner in Act I?
4. What decision does Stanley reach regarding his job in Act I? How does Eugene help him?
5. How is the theme of responsibility illustrated in Act I of Brighton Beach Memoirs?
6. 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?
7. How does Eugene describe his cousin Laurie Morton in Act I?
8. How is the setting of Brighton Beach Memoirs described in the opening stage directions for Act I? What year is the play set in?
9. What information does Eugene give to the reader/audience regarding Blanche Morton in the beginning of Act I?
10. What do Jack Jerome and Nora Morton discuss while walking on the beach in Act I?
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