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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) He were dead.
(c) His father were dead.
(d) She were dead.

2. How much time has passed between Part 2 and Part 3 of Desire Under the Elms?
(a) Four months.
(b) One year.
(c) Six months.
(d) Three years.

3. Who says, "It's a wise father who knows his own child" in Strange Interlude?
(a) Leeds.
(b) Darrell.
(c) Marsden.
(d) Evans.

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

5. How does Marsden know Leeds?
(a) He was his professor.
(b) He is his stepfather.
(c) He is his father.
(d) He is his uncle.

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

7. What does Nina talk about in her soliloquy at the beginning of Act 5 in Strange Interlude?
(a) Her love of Leeds.
(b) Her sorrow of Leeds' death.
(c) Her love for Marsden.
(d) Her pregnancy.

8. In what year does Desire Under the Elms take place?
(a) 1910.
(b) 1776.
(c) 1850.
(d) 1840.

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

10. Where does Eben say he's leaving to go, in Part 3, Scene 3 of Desire Under the Elms?
(a) New Mexico.
(b) California.
(c) Canada.
(d) Ireland.

11. How long has Nina studied at the university?
(a) Six years.
(b) Four years.
(c) Two years.
(d) One year.

12. Where is the Cabot farmhouse in Desire Under the Elms?
(a) New Mexico.
(b) California.
(c) Oklahoma.
(d) New England.

13. Who is the woman Eben goes to visit in Desire Under the Elms?
(a) Minnie.
(b) Sally.
(c) Jenny.
(d) Sarah.

14. How long has the father in Desire Under the Elms been gone in the beginning of the play?
(a) Three years.
(b) Two years.
(c) Six months.
(d) Two months.

15. In Part 2 of Desire Under the Elms, Ephraim prays, "An' God hearkened unto _____!".
(a) Mary.
(b) Rachel.
(c) Jesus.
(d) Me.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much training has Nina had as a nurse?

2. What is Evans' first name?

3. How old is Nina in Act 7 of Strange Interlude?

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

5. Who is the first character we are introduced to in Desire Under the Elms?

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