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Mourning Becomes Electra Quiz

Eugene O'Neill
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Mourning Becomes Electra Quiz

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1)

What does Christine go into her room to get when Ezra becomes ill? (from Play 1, Act 4,)

A candle.
A Bible.
Her robe.
A pill box.
2)

What does Orin give to Hazel for safe keeping? (from Play 3, Act 3,)

Christine's ring.
His manuscript.
His watch.
Ezra's medals.
3)

What is the title of the second play? (from Play 2, Act 1, Part 1)

The Hunted.
The Haunted.
The Homecoming.
The House.
4)

As he is dying, Christine tells Lavinia that Ezra is ____________. (from Play 1, Act 4,)

Hers.
Dead.
Gone.
Sleeping.
5)

Christine tells Hazel that life twists people's feeling for each other until they do what to each other? (from Play 2, Act 1, Part 1)

Need.
Love.
Poison.
Hate.
6)

Looking down on the action of Play Two, Act Two is a portrait of a soldier from ____________ army. (from Play 2, Act 2)

Lee's.
Washington's.
Grant's.
King George's.
7)

Where does Peter have to go in the third act of Play Three? (from Play 3, Act 3,)

Doctor's office.
Market.
Bank.
Council meeting.
8)

What is Lavinia doing at the beginning of the last act of the play? (from Play 3, Act 4,)

Singing Shenandoah.
Boarding up the house.
Picking flowers.
Walking with Peter.
9)

How long are Ezra and Christine married? (from Play 2, Act 1, Part 2)

30 years.
16 years.
27 years.
23 years.
10)

What is the setting of the first act of the second play? (from Play 2, Act 1, Part 1)

The wharf.
The Mannon sitting room.
The exterior of the Mannon house at night.
Ezra's study.
11)

Where do Orin and Lavinia go instead of visiting their cousins? (from Play 2, Act 5)

The islands.
Portsmouth.
New York.
Boston.
12)

What is Orin and Christine's secret password from Orin's childhood? (from Play 2, Act 2)

No Mannon's Allowed.
No Lavinia's Allowed.
Baby boy.
Shenandoah.
13)

How many days is it since Ezra's death at the beginning of the second play? (from Play 2, Act 1, Part 1)

Five.
Two.
Seven.
Ten.
14)

What does Lavinia force Orin to say doesn't exist at the beginning of the third play? (from Play 3, Act 1, Scene 1)

Ghosts.
Christine.
Past.
Love.
15)

Who does Lavinia vow to punish at the end of the first play? (from Play 1, Act 4,)

Ezra.
Abe.
Brant.
Christine.
16)

What do Lavinia and Orin do after Brant is shot? (from Play 2, Act 4)

Make it look like a robbery.
Throw his body in the sea.
Call the police.
Frame the shantyman.
17)

Who does Lavinia tell Orin forgets them at the end of the first scene in Play Three, Act One? (from Play 3, Act 1, Scene 1)

The dead.
Happiness.
Hazel and Peter.
Brant and Christine.
18)

Orin tells Christine at the end of the Play Two, Act Three that she is his what? (from Play 2, Act 3)

Dead.
Blessed island.
Lost island.
Savior.
19)

What does Orin tell Lavinia he is doing, locked in the dark study by himself in the third play? (from Play 3, Act 2,)

Communing with ghosts.
Reading law books.
Writing a confession.
Writing her a love poem.
20)

How much time passes between Act Three to Act Four of Play Three? (from Play 3, Act 4,)

Two days.
Three days.
One year.
One month.
21)

What is Orin wearing on his head when he returns from war? (from Play 2, Act 1, Part 2)

A crown.
A hat with a feather.
A flower from the islands.
A bandage.
22)

How long is it before Brant's ship is due to sail from Boston again? (from Play 2, Act 4)

One month.
Two days.
Six months.
One week.
23)

How many letters does Orin receive from Christine in the last six months of the war? (from Play 2, Act 2)

One.
Twenty.
Two.
Ten.
24)

Orin says killing Brant is almost like ___________. (from Play 2, Act 4)

Finding freedom.
Making love.
Committing suicide.
Killing his father.
25)

Where does Ezra die? (from Play 1, Act 4,)

His bed.
His study.
The front porch.
Christine's arms.
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