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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. What was Blanche’s husband’s name?
(a) Peter Morton
(b) Dave Morton
(c) Francis Morton
(d) John Morton
2. What month is it in the opening of Act I?
(a) October
(b) August
(c) September
(d) June
3. What school classes does Nora say aren’t “going to help me on the stage” in Act I?
(a) Calculus and Home Economics
(b) Drama and Dance
(c) Algebra and English
(d) Science and Math
4. What is Eugene’s full name in Brighton Beach Memoirs?
(a) Eugene Stephen Jerome
(b) Eugene Williams Jerome
(c) Eugene Morris Jerome
(d) Eugene Stanley Jerome
5. What baseball team does Eugene dream of playing for in Act I?
(a) The Yankees
(b) The Blue Sox
(c) The Red Sox
(d) The Dodgers
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does Eugene say he’d be this winter if he made it into his favorite baseball team in Act I?
2. In what class does Laurie say she’s got a big test tomorrow in the beginning of Act I?
3. What year is described as the setting in the stage directions for Act I?
4. What is Kate carrying in Act I when she walks out of the kitchen and says to Eugene, “On my kitchen floor? Do you want me dead, is that what you want”?
5. What batter walks in Eugene’s imaginary baseball game in the opening of Act I?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Jack Jerome carrying when he arrives home at dinnertime in Act I? Why?
2. What do Kate and Blanche discuss alone downstairs after dinner in Act I?
3. How does Eugene describe his cousin Laurie Morton in Act I?
4. Discuss the narrative style of Brighton Beach Memoirs. What purpose does the use of direct address serve in the play?
5. What is Eugene Jerome’s role in the play? How does his character stand out in Brighton Beach Memoirs?
6. What information is given to the reader/audience from Eugene in the beginning of Act I?
7. What do Nora and Laurie discuss while Eugene goes to the store in Act I?
8. 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?
9. What concerns Jack Jerome during dinner in Act I? What does the family discuss?
10. What conclusion is reached regarding Nora Morton’s proposal to her family in Act I?
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