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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Desire under the Elms, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Eben's mother was Ephraim's _____ wife.
(a) Fourth.
(b) Second.
(c) First.
(d) Third.

2. How much time has passed between Part 1 and Part 2, Scene 1 of Desire Under the Elms?
(a) Two years.
(b) Two months.
(c) One year.
(d) Six months.

3. What does Ephraim say he'd turn free when he died?
(a) The chickens.
(b) The horses.
(c) The cows.
(d) The pigs.

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

5. How old is the character, Simeon, in Desire Under the Elms?
(a) 39.
(b) 25.
(c) 42.
(d) 19.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the Cabot farmhouse in Desire Under the Elms?

2. In Part 2 of Desire Under the Elms, Ephraim prays, "An' God hearkened unto _____!".

3. Ephraim calls Abbie his what, in Part 2 of Desire Under the Elms?

4. How long has the father in Desire Under the Elms been gone in the beginning of the play?

5. Where does Eben get the money he promises to the others in Desire Under the Elms?

(see the answer key)

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