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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. Where do the brothers in Desire Under the Elms long to go?
(a) Ireland.
(b) New York.
(c) Maine.
(d) California.

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

3. Who finds Professor Leeds' body?
(a) Mary.
(b) Marsden.
(c) Nina.
(d) Darrell.

4. Who has Nina married in Act 3 of Strange Interlude?
(a) Leeds.
(b) Marsden.
(c) Darrell.
(d) Evans.

5. How much training has Nina had as a nurse?
(a) Six years.
(b) Two years.
(c) One year.
(d) Six months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ephraim compare Abbie's eyes to?

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

3. How long has Darrell been away in Act 7 of Strange Interlude?

4. Where does Marsden accuse Nina of getting her ideas from, in Act 1 of Strange Interlude?

5. How old is Ephraim in Desire Under the Elms?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Abbie doing when Part 3 begins in Desire Under the Elms? What is the talk of the town about?

2. What happens in the falling action and resolution of Desire Under the Elms?

3. How does Nina feel about her family in Act 7 of Strange Interlude? How does she feel about her life and about Darrell?

4. What does Nina tease Marsden about in Act 6 of Strange Interlude that makes him angry? How does he react?

5. The morning after their "tryst," how do Abbie and Eben feel in Desire Under the Elms? How does Ephraim feel?

6. How does Darrell feel toward Evans in Act 5 of Strange Interlude? What does he plan to do at the end of the act?

7. Where do the conflicts arise between the family in Desire Under the Elms? How do the characters' objectives lead to the essential conflict?

8. Why does Leeds believe that Nina hates him in Act 1 of Strange Interlude?

9. How does Eben's position in the household contribute to his conflicts over the estate in Desire Under the Elms?

10. Who is Eben said to resemble in Desire Under the Elms?

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