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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. Nora tells her family in Act I that the Broadway musical she wants to be in will start rehearsing when?
2. How old is Nora Morton said to be in Act I?
3. What is Kate carrying in Act I when she walks out of the kitchen and says to Eugene, “On my kitchen floor? Do you want me dead, is that what you want”?
4. What term refers to the method by which the narrator of Brighton Beach Memoirs speaks to the audience?
5. What kind of bread does Eugene’s mother tell him to get at the store in Act I?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Blanche Morton respond to the news that Nora Morton relates to the family before dinner in Act I?
2. Why does Eugene’s mother call him inside in the beginning of Act I? What does Eugene relate about his ambitions in this scene?
3. What are Eugene’s principle concerns in Act I? How does his character evolve in the narrative?
4. How does the historical context of the play relate to its themes?
5. What concerns Jack Jerome during dinner in Act I? What does the family discuss?
6. What do Jack Jerome and Nora Morton discuss while walking on the beach in Act I?
7. 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?
8. What news does Nora Morton relate to the family when she arrives home in Act I?
9. What decision does Stanley reach regarding his job in Act I? How does Eugene help him?
10. What is Eugene Jerome’s role in the play? How does his character stand out in Brighton Beach Memoirs?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the theme of coming of age in Brighton Beach Memoirs. Where is Eugene in the process of growing up in Act I? How do you foresee his character evolving in the play? How has Eugene become an adult in some ways by the end of the story?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss the financial atmosphere of the Jerome household as depicted in Act I. How many jobs do each of the family members work? How easily are their expenses met? Why are finances a central point of concern in the family?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the theme of family in Brighton Beach Memoirs. How important is family to the characters in the story? What symbolism supports this theme? How does this theme evolve in the story?
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