View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Strange Interlude, Part 1, Acts 1 and 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money does Eben give to Simeon and Peter in Desire Under the Elms?
(a) $600.
(b) $500.
(c) $2,000.
(d) $6,000.

2. Where does Nina say she is going in Part 1, Act 1 in Strange Interlude?
(a) To work at a farm.
(b) To work at a sanitarium.
(c) To work in Europe.
(d) To work at a school.

3. What does Abbie say will beat Eben in Part 2 of Desire Under the Elms?
(a) Money.
(b) Anger.
(c) Lust.
(d) Nature.

4. What does Ephraim compare Abbie's eyes to?
(a) Doves.
(b) Diamonds.
(c) Angels.
(d) Emeralds.

5. Eben angrily denounces her and their child, telling her what Ephraim said, saying he wishes what, in Part 3 of Desire Under the Elms?
(a) The child hadn't been born.
(b) She were dead.
(c) He were dead.
(d) His father were dead.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what does Ephraim say you can read the years of his life?

2. Who is the woman Eben goes to visit in Desire Under the Elms?

3. How does Marsden know Leeds?

4. Who does Eben call on to take vengeance on Abbie for her deception?

5. Why does Leeds say he hated Gordon?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 222 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample