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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ezra tells Orin that his heart condition is what?
(a) Acute.
(b) Non-existent.
(c) Not serious.
(d) Deadly.

2. Which of the following Greek dramas is NOT source material for Mourning Becomes Electra?
(a) Oedipus the King.
(b) Electra by Euripides.
(c) Electra by Sophocles.
(d) The Orestia.

3. Where does Ezra die?
(a) Christine's arms.
(b) His study.
(c) The front porch.
(d) His bed.

4. What year is the first production of Mourning Becomes Electra?
(a) 1936.
(b) 1937.
(c) 1932.
(d) 1931.

5. What is Orin wearing on his head when he returns from war?
(a) A bandage.
(b) A hat with a feather.
(c) A flower from the islands.
(d) A crown.

6. Lavinia tells Peter she can't marry him because _________ needs her.
(a) Seth.
(b) Ezra.
(c) Orin.
(d) Christine.

7. What does the doctor call Ezra's heart condition?
(a) Palpatations.
(b) Acute.
(c) Angina.
(d) Bad luck.

8. Who does Mrs. Borden say she can't abide?
(a) Christine.
(b) Lavinia.
(c) Ezra.
(d) Seth.

9. What does Mrs. Hills say kills Ezra?
(a) Love.
(b) Evil.
(c) Fate.
(d) Booze.

10. Captain Brant tells Lavinia that the color of her hair reminds him of whom?
(a) His mother.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) His father.
(d) Her father.

11. Ezra tells Christine that the war makes him look at ________ differently.
(a) Death.
(b) Lavinia.
(c) Orin.
(d) Family.

12. Captain Brant speaks to Lavinia at some length about his love of _______.
(a) Travel.
(b) War.
(c) Ships.
(d) New England.

13. Where is Christine originally from?
(a) Norfolk.
(b) New York.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) Boston.

14. Who is waiting with Christine to see Orin return from the train station?
(a) Seth.
(b) Brant.
(c) Hazel.
(d) Peter.

15. Lavinia thinks of Peter as a _________.
(a) Lover.
(b) Hero.
(c) Friend.
(d) Brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the setting of the first act of the second play?

2. According to Seth, who throws David Mannon out of the house?

3. What do Christine and Brant hear at the end of Act Two of Homecoming?

4. Christine tells Lavinia she believes the war is over when she hears what?

5. What does Christine go into her room to get when Ezra becomes ill?

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