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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 long ago did Blanche’s husband die in Act I?
(a) 10 years ago
(b) 4 years ago
(c) 6 years ago
(d) 3 years ago
2. Nora tells her mother in Act I that in taking this Broadway role she could be making almost how much money per week?
(a) $80
(b) $100
(c) $200
(d) $60
3. Where does Eugene say he’d be this winter if he made it into his favorite baseball team in Act I?
(a) St. Lauderdale
(b) Miami
(c) St. Petersburg
(d) Dallas
4. 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?
(a) The Major Leagues
(b) The Super Bowl
(c) The World Series
(d) The Heisman Trophy
5. Who responds to say they’re excited for her when Nora asks in Act I, “My God, isn’t anybody excited?”
(a) Eugene Jerome
(b) Stanley Jerome
(c) Jack Jerome
(d) Kate Jerome
Short Answer Questions
1. How long ago does Eugene say Nora “started developing” in Act I?
2. Who does the pitcher get the sign from before pitching in Eugene’s imaginary baseball game in the beginning of Act I?
3. What are the names of Kate’s brothers whom she says drove her mother crazy as they were growing up in Act I?
4. Kate describes the Murphy family across the street as belonging to what group in Act I?
5. How many unseen bedrooms are described upstairs in the Jerome household in the stage directions for Act I?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the setting of Brighton Beach Memoirs described in the opening stage directions for Act I? What year is the play set in?
2. What do Kate and Blanche discuss alone downstairs after dinner in Act I?
3. What are Eugene’s principle concerns in Act I? How does his character evolve in the narrative?
4. Discuss the narrative style of Brighton Beach Memoirs. What purpose does the use of direct address serve in the play?
5. How does Eugene’s character relate to the theme of responsibility in Act I?
6. What dream does Eugene describe to Stanley in Act I? What is Stanley’s response?
7. 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?
8. What information does Eugene give to the reader/audience regarding Blanche Morton in the beginning of Act I?
9. How does the historical context of the play relate to its themes?
10. What is Jack Jerome carrying when he arrives home at dinnertime in Act I? Why?
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