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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. Where does Blanche say she knows a woman she can stay with while she looks for work in Act II?
(a) Coney Island
(b) The Bronx
(c) Manhattan Beach
(d) Astoria, Queens

2. Who is the movie star that Kate says Blanche looks like when Blanche descends for her date in Act II?
(a) Marilyn Monroe
(b) Clara Bow
(c) Irene Dunne
(d) Betty Grable

3. Kate tells Jack in Act II, “My family were worriers. Worriers generally marry” what?
(a) Fainters
(b) Other worriers
(c) Widowers
(d) People with problems

4. How did Stanley lose his salary in Act II?
(a) Playing poker
(b) Playing blackjack
(c) Playing roulette
(d) Playing gin-rummy

5. Why is Frank at fault for his hospitalization in Act II?
(a) He was beaten up at a poker game
(b) He was driving drunk
(c) He was arrested after hitting a policeman
(d) He was baiting a dog that bit him

Short Answer Questions

1. Of whom does Jack say in Act II, “That child is pampered too much”?

2. On what day of the week does Act II open?

3. What kind of ice cream does Laurie say she wants for dessert in Act II?

4. How many days ago does Eugene say his father suffered the physical ailment in the opening of Act II?

5. How long has the doctor told Jack Jerome to stay home and rest in the beginning of Act II?

Short Essay Questions

1. What other plays are connected in the trilogy that includes Brighton Beach Memoirs?

2. Who has sent the letter with Laurie in Act II? What news does the letter relate?

3. What news does Stanley relate to Eugene in their room in the beginning of Act II?

4. How does Eugene respond to Stanley’s departure in Act II? Who does he go to talk to about the situation?

5. How is Blanche’s appearance described when she enters in Act II? What causes tension in this scene regarding Stanley’s income?

6. What news does Jack Jerome receive via a letter in the mail in Act II?

7. When does Stanley return home in Act II? Why does he decide to return?

8. What causes the initial conflict between Kate and Blanche in Act II?

9. How did critics respond to the original production of Brighton Beach Memoirs? How does the play fit in with Neil Simon’s body of works?

10. What causes the internal conflicts faced by Blanche Morton in the play?

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