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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. What does Kate tell Laurie to set out for the dinner table in Act I?

2. 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?

3. When does Nora say the Broadway musical she wants to be in will come to New York in Act I?

4. How is the Jerome house described in the stage directions for Act I?

5. Eugene says in Act I that one day he’s going to be a writer like whom?

Short Essay Questions

1. What news does Stanley relate to Eugene in their room before dinner in Act I?

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

3. What is the central conflict for Nora Morton in Act I of the play?

4. How is the theme of responsibility illustrated in Act I of Brighton Beach Memoirs?

5. 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?

6. How is the Jerome house described in the stage directions for Act I? What comprises the first floor of the house?

7. What news does Nora Morton relate to the family when she arrives home in Act I?

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

9. What conversation do Jack and Stanley have at bedtime in Act I?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the character of Kate Jerome in the play. How old is Kate? How long has she been married to Jack? What characteristics stand out the most through Kate’s interactions with the family?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the character of Eugene Jerome in Brighton Beach Memoirs. How old is Eugene? What are his aspirations? What are his relationships like within his household and family? How does Eugene change in the story?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the playwright’s allusions to Broadway in Brighton Beach Memoirs. How many musicals were produced on Broadway in 1937? What were these musicals like? What musical does Nora want to audition for?

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