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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. What is Evans trying to do at the beginning of Act 4 in Strange Interlude?
(a) Write a novel.
(b) Clean house.
(c) Type ads.
(d) Cook dinner.

2. 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.

3. How old is Ephraim's new wife in Desire Under the Elms?
(a) 35.
(b) 27.
(c) 22.
(d) 19.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Abbie say that Eben resembles in Part 2 of Desire Under the Elms?

2. In what room of the house does Part 2, Scene 3 of Desire Under the Elms take place?

3. How much time has passed between Part 1 and Part 2, Scene 1 of Desire Under the Elms?

4. Who has died in Act 5 in Strange Interlude?

5. In what state is Ephraim, in the beginning of Part 3 of Desire Under the Elms?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Marsden's thoughts reveal about Gordon in Act 4 of Strange Interlude? Why did he suggest that Nina write a biography about him?

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

3. How does Evans know Darrell in Strange Interlude? How does he feel about him?

4. What does Abbie confess to Eben in Part 3 in Desire Under the Elms? What is his reaction?

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

6. In Part 2 of Desire Under the Elms, how does Abbie attempt to rectify her relationship with Eben? Who does she refer to with disdain?

7. Describe the symbolism of the fence on the Cabot farm in Desire Under the Elms.

8. How does Gordon feel about Darrell in Act 7 of Strange Interlude? How does he respond to Darrell's comments about Evans?

9. What news does Eben return to the farmhouse to inform his brothers of, in Part 1 of Desire Under the Elms? What is the brothers' reaction?

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

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