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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does Act 3 take place in Strange Interlude?
2. Who does Abbie tease Eben about in Part 2 of Desire Under the Elms?
3. What does Ephraim say the farm is made of, in Part 2 of Desire Under the Elms?
4. Who is the woman Eben goes to visit in Desire Under the Elms?
5. How old is Ephraim's new wife in Desire Under the Elms?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the conversation between Ephraim and Abbie in their bedroom in Part 2 in Desire Under the Elms. What do the stage directions denote in this scene?
2. What does Nina tease Marsden about in Act 6 of Strange Interlude that makes him angry? How does he react?
3. Describe the symbolism of the fence on the Cabot farm in Desire Under the Elms.
4. How does Nina feel about her family in Act 7 of Strange Interlude? How does she feel about her life and about Darrell?
5. Describe the thematic elements which are shared by Desire Under the Elms and the other plays in the collection.
6. What does Abbie confess to Eben in Part 3 in Desire Under the Elms? What is his reaction?
7. How does Gordon feel about Darrell in Act 7 of Strange Interlude? How does he respond to Darrell's comments about Evans?
8. The morning after their "tryst," how do Abbie and Eben feel in Desire Under the Elms? How does Ephraim feel?
9. Why does Leeds believe that Nina hates him in Act 1 of Strange Interlude?
10. What do Abbie and Eben say to one another alone in the beginning of Part 3 in Desire Under the Elms?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the objectives and actions of the character of Darrell in Strange Interlude. What about this character is noble? What are his negative qualities and actions? What does he want?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the use of symbolism and motif in Desire Under the Elms. What predominant motifs are described in the text? What themes do these symbolic images illuminate?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the ending of The Haunted and how this ending reflects an ending of both the play individually as well as the trilogy as a whole. How is the trilogy structured? What is the resolution?
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