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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Christine tell Brant it looks like she goes if they sail away together?
(a) A voyage of grief.
(b) Visiting friends.
(c) Boston.
(d) New York.

2. What does Lavinia show Orin as proof that Christine is a murderer?
(a) Christine's signed confession.
(b) The gun.
(c) A love letter from Brant.
(d) The pillbox.

3. Seth tells Hazel he lets Abner Small in the house to stop the __________.
(a) Rats.
(b) Gossip.
(c) Ghosts.
(d) Voices.

4. What does Lavinia wish Orin has the courage to do at the beginning of Play Three, Act Three?
(a) Marry Hazel.
(b) Forget Christine.
(c) Leave the house.
(d) Kill himself.

5. Orin says killing Brant is almost like ___________.
(a) Finding freedom.
(b) Making love.
(c) Committing suicide.
(d) Killing his father.

6. Why does Brant have a pistol out as he tells the drunk shantyman on the wharf to show himself?
(a) There are robberies in port.
(b) He thinks it's a ghost.
(c) There are mutiny on his ship.
(d) He is afraid of Orin.

7. What does Orin call Lavinia in Act Two of Play Three?
(a) Whore.
(b) Lover.
(c) Witch.
(d) Beloved.

8. What is the last word that Christine says before killing herself?
(a) Death.
(b) Ezra.
(c) Adam.
(d) Live.

9. Where does Orin kill Brant?
(a) In Brant's cabin.
(b) The warehouse.
(c) On the deck of the ship.
(d) The wharf.

10. How long does Abner Small have to stay in the Mannon house to win the bet?
(a) Until midnight.
(b) Until sunrise.
(c) Until noon.
(d) Until moonrise.

11. Orin tells Lavinia, in the last play, that he is drawn to Hazel's what?
(a) Kindness.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Purity.

12. Who does Orin think is waiting for him in the study, when he returns from his long trip with Lavinia?
(a) Christine.
(b) Brant.
(c) Hazel.
(d) Ezra.

13. What is Orin and Christine's secret password from Orin's childhood?
(a) Shenandoah.
(b) No Mannon's Allowed.
(c) Baby boy.
(d) No Lavinia's Allowed.

14. How much time passes between Acts One and Two of Play Three?
(a) One month.
(b) Two days.
(c) One year.
(d) Two weeks.

15. What is the name of the islander that Orin taunts Christine about?
(a) Ashanti.
(b) Avahanni.
(c) Abner.
(d) Ashmanni.

Short Answer Questions

1. Orin tells a shocked Lavinia that she must learn to _________ death.

2. Orin angrily tells Lavinia, in the last play, that they have no right to what?

3. What does Seth bet Abner to stay the night in the Mannon house?

4. Seth tells Peter and Hazel that the Mannon house is built with what?

5. What does Orin tell Christine is the difference in her appearance when he returns home?

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