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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 Stanley work in Brighton Beach Memoirs?
(a) A shoe store
(b) A hat store
(c) A candy store
(d) A pharmacy
2. Where does Laurie say her sister goes every night with the boy she’s been seeing in Act II?
(a) To the roller rink
(b) To the diner
(c) To the cemetery
(d) To the movies
3. To what store does Jack tell Eugene to go for ice cream in Act II?
(a) Greenblatt’s
(b) Kroger’s
(c) Piggly Wiggly
(d) Hanson’s
4. On what day of the week does Act II open?
(a) Wednesday
(b) Saturday
(c) Sunday
(d) Tuesday
5. Whose brother-in-law is filling in for Jack Jerome while he’s out of work sick in the beginning of Act II?
(a) Mr. Murphy’s
(b) Mr. Anderson’s
(c) Mr. Jacobson’s
(d) Mr. Smith’s
Short Answer Questions
1. Eugene says of his mother in Act II, “She’s angry at the whole world. That’s why she’s making” what for dinner?
2. Why does Blanche claim she had trouble putting on her makeup for her date in Act II?
3. Stanley makes Eugene promise him that he’ll do what in the future in Act II?
4. What does Jack do for nine hours a day for his primary job?
5. How much money does Stanley say he lost in November and claimed he had a hole in his pocket?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Kate respond when Stanley confesses the truth about his salary in Act II?
2. How would you describe the character of Jack Jerome in Brighton Beach Memoirs?
3. How effective was Neil Simon in integrating drama and comedy in his writing of Brighton Beach Memoirs?
4. How is the relationship between Eugene and Laurie illustrated in the play?
5. What causes the initial conflict between Kate and Blanche in Act II?
6. How is Blanche’s appearance described when she enters in Act II? What causes tension in this scene regarding Stanley’s income?
7. Who has sent the letter with Laurie in Act II? What news does the letter relate?
8. How much time passes between the end of Act I and the opening of Act II? How has the household changed?
9. What do Blanche and Nora discuss when Nora arrives home in Act II?
10. What have been perceived as the weaknesses of the narrator in Brighton Beach Memoirs?
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