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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. Eugene claims that his grandfather died from what in Act I?
(a) Pneumonia
(b) Tuberculosis
(c) Diphtheria
(d) Polio
2. How long ago did Blanche’s husband die in Act I?
(a) 10 years ago
(b) 6 years ago
(c) 3 years ago
(d) 4 years ago
3. When did the original production of Brighton Beach Memoirs premiere on Broadway?
(a) March 13, 1985
(b) September 12, 1984
(c) June 16, 1982
(d) March 27, 1983
4. What batter “lopes up to the plate” after the first walks in Eugene’s imaginary baseball game in the opening of Act I?
(a) Ruffing
(b) Mel Ott
(c) Dickey
(d) JoJo Moore
5. What actress played the role of Blanche in the original cast of Brighton Beach Memoirs?
(a) Elizabeth Franz
(b) Gracie Bea Lawrence
(c) Joyce Van Patten
(d) Jodi Thelon
Short Answer Questions
1. The Jerome house is described in the stage directions for Act I as being in “a lower middle income area inhabited mostly by” what groups?
2. How many unseen bedrooms are described upstairs in the Jerome household in the stage directions for Act I?
3. On what day does Nora say she’s going to audition for the Broadway musical in Act I?
4. How old is Laurie Morton described as in the stage directions from Act I?
5. Kate describes the Murphy family across the street as belonging to what group in Act I?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Jack Jerome carrying when he arrives home at dinnertime in Act I? Why?
2. How does the historical context of the play relate to its themes?
3. How is the character of Kate Jerome described in Brighton Beach Memoirs?
4. Why does Eugene’s mother call him inside in the beginning of Act I? What does Eugene relate about his ambitions in this scene?
5. What conversation do Jack and Stanley have at bedtime in Act I?
6. What is Eugene doing as the play opens in Act I? How is his neighborhood described?
7. How is the theme of responsibility illustrated in Act I of Brighton Beach Memoirs?
8. What is Eugene Jerome’s role in the play? How does his character stand out in Brighton Beach Memoirs?
9. How does Eugene’s character relate to the theme of responsibility in Act I?
10. What dream does Eugene describe to Stanley in Act I? What is Stanley’s response?
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