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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. When does Nora say the Broadway musical she wants to be in will come to New York in Act I?
2. Eugene’s brother Stanley is almost how old in Brighton Beach Memoirs?
3. How many years has Nora been in dancing school in Act I?
4. What does Kate tell Laurie to set out for the dinner table in Act I?
5. What batter “lopes up to the plate” after the first walks in Eugene’s imaginary baseball game in the opening of Act I?
Short Essay Questions
1. What information is given to the reader/audience from Eugene in the beginning of Act I?
2. What is Jack Jerome carrying when he arrives home at dinnertime in Act I? Why?
3. How is the character of Kate Jerome described in Brighton Beach Memoirs?
4. Why does Eugene’s mother call him inside in the beginning of Act I? What does Eugene relate about his ambitions in this scene?
5. What is the central conflict for Nora Morton in Act I of the play?
6. How does Eugene describe his cousin Laurie Morton in Act I?
7. How would you describe Eugene’s relationship with his family in Act I?
8. How is the setting of Brighton Beach Memoirs described in the opening stage directions for Act I? What year is the play set in?
9. What news does Nora Morton relate to the family when she arrives home in Act I?
10. What conversation do Jack and Stanley have at bedtime in Act I?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the internal conflicts presented in Act I within the characters of Eugene, Stanley, Kate, Blanche, Nora, and Laurie. How do these conflicts differ from external conflicts? How do these conflicts drive the plot of the story forward?
Essay Topic 2
Examine the Jerome/Morton household as a metaphor for the global events of the late 1930s. How do the actions, events, and objectives in the story relate to the bigger events faced by the nation? What elements of symbolism apply to this metaphor?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Stanley’s decision to write a letter of apology to get his job back at the end of Act I. What does this action mean in terms of Stanley’s ethics? Would you make the same decision? Why or why not?
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