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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. At what time does Nora say she must be at the theater to audition for the Broadway musical in Act I?
(a) 10:00 a.m.
(b) 9:00 a.m.
(c) 8:00 a.m.
(d) 11:00 a.m.

2. Kate tells her sister in Act I to stop sewing because she’s been doing it since what time this morning?
(a) 9:00 a.m.
(b) 6:30 a.m.
(c) 7:00 a.m.
(d) 8:00 a.m.

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?
(a) The Dallas Cowboys
(b) The St. Louis Browns
(c) The Atlanta Braves
(d) The Boston Red Sox

4. How many bedrooms are described as being seen by the audience upstairs in the Jerome house in the stage directions for Act I?
(a) 3
(b) 2
(c) 6
(d) 4

5. What ailment is Laurie Morton said to suffer from in Act I?
(a) Epilepsy
(b) Asthma
(c) Cancer
(d) A heart flutter

Short Answer Questions

1. What role did Zeljko Ivanek play in the original cast of Brighton Beach Memoirs?

2. How old is Nora Morton said to be in Act I?

3. What school classes does Nora say aren’t “going to help me on the stage” in Act I?

4. Who played the role of Kate in the original cast of Brighton Beach Memoirs?

5. Nora tells her mother in Act I that in taking this Broadway role she could be making almost how much money per week?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Eugene’s character relate to the theme of responsibility in Act I?

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

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

6. What do Jack Jerome and Nora Morton discuss while walking on the beach in Act I?

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

8. How does Blanche Morton respond to the news that Nora Morton relates to the family before dinner in Act I?

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

10. What decision does Stanley reach regarding his job in Act I? How does Eugene help him?

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