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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Orin wearing on his head when he returns from war?
(a) A flower from the islands.
(b) A hat with a feather.
(c) A crown.
(d) A bandage.

2. What does Christine hide behind her back as Ezra is dying?
(a) A gun.
(b) A letter.
(c) A pillbox.
(d) A knife.

3. Ezra Mannon is dressed like a __________ in the portrait that hangs in his study.
(a) A soldier.
(b) A Greek god.
(c) A judge.
(d) A sailor.

4. Who jokes that Ezra probably dies from making love to Christine?
(a) Josiah Borden.
(b) Everett Hills.
(c) Dr. Blake.
(d) Emma Borden.

5. Who does Seth want to tell Lavinia about when he sees her in the first scene of Homecoming?
(a) Captain Brant.
(b) Ezra.
(c) Peter.
(d) Christine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Captain Brant's mother?

2. Ezra tells Christine he can't talk to her with her ______________.

3. Christine and Brant plot to make Ezra's death look like a ___________.

4. Who is waiting with Christine to see Orin return from the train station?

5. Christine tells Lavinia she believes the war is over when she hears what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes Ezra to have a heart attack the morning after he returns from the war?

2. How does Orin tell Lavinia he is actually wounded in the war?

3. Why is Orin suspicious of his mother's fondness for Hazel?

4. Who is eavesdropping on Christine and Brant's conversation on his ship?

5. What is Orin's tone as he talks to his dead father in Play Two, Act Three?

6. How do Orin and Lavinia come to be just like their parents?

7. What do Seth and the townspeople discuss as the first scene of the play opens?

8. Who is David Mannon?

9. Describe Christine and Orin's reunion.

10. What does Christine accuse Lavinia of at the end of the first act of the second play?

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