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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How long ago does Eugene say Nora “started developing” in Act I?
2. Brighton Beach is located in what borough of New York City?
3. Kate describes the Murphy family across the street as belonging to what group in Act I?
4. What batter “lopes up to the plate” after the first walks in Eugene’s imaginary baseball game in the opening of Act I?
5. How long does Kate say she’s lived in this house in Act I?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Jack Jerome carrying when he arrives home at dinnertime in Act I? Why?
2. How is the setting of Brighton Beach Memoirs described in the opening stage directions for Act I? What year is the play set in?
3. What information does Eugene give to the reader/audience regarding Blanche Morton in the beginning of Act I?
4. 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?
5. What concerns Jack Jerome during dinner in Act I? What does the family discuss?
6. What dream does Eugene describe to Stanley in Act I? What is Stanley’s response?
7. How does Eugene describe his cousin Laurie Morton in Act I?
8. What decision does Stanley reach regarding his job in Act I? How does Eugene help him?
9. What news does Nora Morton relate to the family when she arrives home in Act I?
10. How does the historical context of the play relate to its themes?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the character of Laurie Morton as though you were casting a production of Brighton Beach Memoirs. What actresses in entertainment today would you consider to play this role? Why? How would you like to see the character costumed?
Essay Topic 2
Social and Racial Bias in Brighton Beach Memoirs
a. Discuss the time period in which the play is set and the concepts of racial, social, economic, and religious prejudice in the United States and abroad at this time. How does the playwright touch on the subject of prejudice in the story?
b. In what ways do the Jerome family members show racial or social prejudice in the play?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and analyze the setting of the play. Examine the year in which the play is set, the location in New York of the Jerome household, and the political, international, and economic atmosphere of this setting. When did the Great Depression begin? What brought about the end of the Great Depression?
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