Three Plays Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Mid-Book Test (up to Strange Interlude, Part 2, Acts 8 and 9)

This test consists of 5 multiple choice, 5 short answer, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

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

2. What do Peter and Simeon taunt Ephraim with when he enters, in Desire Under the Elms?
a) Lullabyes.
b) A folksong.
c) Knock-knock jokes.
d) A handkerchief.

3. 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) His father were dead.
b) She were dead.
c) The child hadn't been born.
d) He were dead.

4. Where does...
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