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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Orin tells Lavinia that Ezra and the war teaches him what?
(a) To love Christine.
(b) To ignore death.
(c) To be brave.
(d) To runaway.

2. Who are the members of the "chorus" in the first scene of the play?
(a) Hobos.
(b) Townspeople.
(c) Soldiers.
(d) Greek goddesses.

3. How old is Captain Brant?
(a) 44.
(b) 25.
(c) 36.
(d) 29.

4. Who jokes that Ezra probably dies from making love to Christine?
(a) Emma Borden.
(b) Dr. Blake.
(c) Everett Hills.
(d) Josiah Borden.

5. What does Christine accuse Lavinia of at the end of the first act of the second play?
(a) Following her everywhere.
(b) Murder.
(c) Lying.
(d) Gossiping about her.

6. Who does Orin equate the war to?
(a) Lavinia.
(b) Brant.
(c) Ezra.
(d) Christine.

7. Lavinia tells Seth in the first scene that Captain Brant is coming to the house that night to ___________.
(a) Court her.
(b) Meet her mother.
(c) Drink with Seth.
(d) Borrow her father's maps.

8. Who is the lover that Christine says Lavinia is waiting for in Play One, Act Three?
(a) Brant.
(b) Peter.
(c) Orin.
(d) Ezra.

9. How does Brant want to kill Ezra?
(a) Stabbing.
(b) In battle.
(c) Duel.
(d) Poison.

10. What color dress is Lavinia wearing the night her father returns?
(a) Blue.
(b) Black.
(c) Green.
(d) Red.

11. Lavinia always reminds her mother of what?
(a) Her honeymoon.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her lost youth.
(d) Her father.

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

13. What does Christine tell Brant he does with her share of the Mannon estate?
(a) Buy a ship.
(b) Become mayor.
(c) Buy an island.
(d) Marry her.

14. Who is Hazel hoping Lavinia hears from in the first act of the play?
(a) Orin.
(b) Ezra.
(c) Captain Brant.
(d) Captain Niles.

15. Christine tells Hazel that life twists people's feeling for each other until they do what to each other?
(a) Need.
(b) Poison.
(c) Hate.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long are Ezra and Christine married?

2. Where is Orin wounded in the war?

3. What is Orin wearing on his head when he returns from war?

4. How does Orin learn about Captain Brant?

5. Lavinia thinks of Peter as a _________.

(see the answer keys)

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