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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose death is Nina lamenting in the beginning of Strange Interlude?
(a) Gordon Shaw.
(b) Gordon Williams.
(c) Frank Marsden.
(d) Sam Evans.

2. How old is Nina in Act 7 of Strange Interlude?
(a) Thirty.
(b) Thirty-five.
(c) Forty-five.
(d) Forty-one.

3. Who does Abbie tease Eben about in Part 2 of Desire Under the Elms?
(a) Julie.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Jenny.
(d) Minnie.

4. When does Nina announce that she is leaving in Part 1, Act 1 in Strange Interlude?
(a) Next month.
(b) That night.
(c) Next week.
(d) Tomorrow.

5. In the final scene of Desire Under the Elms, Ephraim comments to the Sheriff that the farm is a what?
(a) Heaven.
(b) Hell.
(c) Jim-dandy.
(d) Curse.

6. How long has Darrell been away in Act 7 of Strange Interlude?
(a) Five years.
(b) Two years.
(c) One year.
(d) Ten years.

7. Who is Nina writing a letter to at the beginning of Act 3 in Strange Interlude?
(a) Darrell.
(b) Evans.
(c) Marsden.
(d) Leeds.

8. Why does Eben offer the others money in Part 1 of Desire Under the Elms?
(a) To sell the farm.
(b) To sign over the farm.
(c) To hire new workers.
(d) To bribe them to kill their father.

9. Ephraim calls Abbie his what, in Part 2 of Desire Under the Elms?
(a) Missy Sparkle.
(b) Dovie Love.
(c) Hen o' the house.
(d) Rose o' Sharon.

10. Where is the main room in which the dancing is taking place in Part 3 of Desire Under the Elms?
(a) The living room.
(b) The barn.
(c) The parlor.
(d) The kitchen.

11. How old is Gordon in Act 7 of Strange Interlude?
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Six.
(c) Two.
(d) Eleven.

12. With whom does Eben go to sleep in Part 2 of Desire Under the Elms?
(a) Jenny.
(b) The cows.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Minnie.

13. What does Abbie refer to the woman as that Eben is going to see, in Part 2 of Desire Under the Elms?
(a) Witch.
(b) Hake.
(c) Heffer.
(d) Hag.

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

15. What has happened in Act 5 with Evan's work?
(a) He was relocated.
(b) He was promoted.
(c) He lost his job.
(d) He was demoted.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Marsden know Leeds?

2. Who speaks first in soliloquy in Part 1, Act 1 of Strange Interlude?

3. In what language does Leeds read at the end of Act 1 in Strange Interlude?

4. What is the name of Ephraim's new wife in Desire Under the Elms?

5. In what year does Desire Under the Elms take place?

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