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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. How old is Nina in Act 7 of Strange Interlude?
2. Who has Evans invited over this evening, at the beginning of Act 4 in Strange Interlude?
3. What is Evans' first name?
4. How much training has Nina had as a nurse?
5. Why does Leeds say he hated Gordon?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the thematic elements which are shared by Desire Under the Elms and the other plays in the collection.
2. What do Evans and his mother talk about in Act 3 of Strange Interlude? What does she ask him about Nina?
3. What are Marsden's thoughts at the beginning of Act 1 in Strange Interlude?
4. 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?
5. 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?
6. What does Nina tease Marsden about in Act 6 of Strange Interlude that makes him angry? How does he react?
7. The morning after their "tryst," how do Abbie and Eben feel in Desire Under the Elms? How does Ephraim feel?
8. What does Abbie confess to Eben in Part 3 in Desire Under the Elms? What is his reaction?
9. In the climax of Part 3 in Desire Under the Elms, what takes place between Abbie, Ephraim and Eben?
10. What does the argument over the estate devolve to between the brothers in Part 1 of Desire Under the Elms?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the plot of Homecoming and how it relates to Agamemnon of the Oresteia. Which characters are reflected in each play? How are the actions similar? How does the plot deviate?
Essay Topic 2
Compare the characters of Ezra and Brant in the Mourning Becomes Electra trilogy. Who are these characters representative of in the Oresteia? How are they different than the source material?
Essay Topic 3
Compare the character of Nina from Strange Interlude to that of Abbie in Desire Under the Elms. How are these women similar? How are they different? Discuss their objectives and actions.
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