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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. Who tells Nora that she can’t sing or carry a tune in Act I?
(a) Blanche Morton
(b) Laurie Morton
(c) Kate Jerome
(d) Eugene Jerome

2. What baseball team does Eugene dream of playing for in Act I?
(a) The Dodgers
(b) The Yankees
(c) The Red Sox
(d) The Blue Sox

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

4. What ailment does Eugene say his aunt Blanche suffers from in Act I?
(a) Asthma
(b) Tuberculosis
(c) Cancer
(d) A heart flutter

5. How many hours a day does Nora say she spends on a subway in Act I?
(a) 2
(b) 1 1/2
(c) 4
(d) 3

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Kate’s response when Blanche tells her in Act I, “I’m going to pay you and Jack back someday. I don’t know when, but I keep my word”?

2. What does Kate say she’s never done before in her life and “why should I start with my own family” in Act I?

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

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

5. How long ago did Blanche’s husband die in Act I?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Eugene describe his cousin Laurie Morton in Act I?

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

4. What dream does Eugene describe to Stanley in Act I? What is Stanley’s response?

5. How does the historical context of the play relate to its themes?

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

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

9. What is Jack Jerome carrying when he arrives home at dinnertime in Act I? Why?

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

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