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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 Eugene’s mother tell him to get at the store as well as bread in Act I?
2. Eugene wishes that he’d been born into what heritage in the opening of 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 month is it in the opening of Act I?
5. What wars is Laurie reading about in the opening of Act I?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the theme of responsibility illustrated in Act I of Brighton Beach Memoirs?
2. How is the Jerome house described in the stage directions for Act I? What comprises the first floor of the house?
3. What is Jack Jerome carrying when he arrives home at dinnertime in Act I? Why?
4. What dream does Eugene describe to Stanley in Act I? What is Stanley’s response?
5. How is the setting of Brighton Beach Memoirs described in the opening stage directions for Act I? What year is the play set in?
6. What news does Stanley relate to Eugene in their room before dinner in Act I?
7. What is Eugene doing as the play opens in Act I? How is his neighborhood described?
8. What conclusion is reached regarding Nora Morton’s proposal to her family in Act I?
9. Discuss the narrative style of Brighton Beach Memoirs. What purpose does the use of direct address serve in the play?
10. What do Nora and Laurie discuss while Eugene goes to the store in Act I?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 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
Examine and discuss the actions, objectives, and obstacles of Nora Morton in Act I of Brighton Beach Memoirs. Why does Nora want to be in a Broadway musical? What prevents her from doing so?
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