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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Christine tells Lavinia she believes the war is over when she hears what?
(a) Her husband's voice.
(b) Gun salute from the fort.
(c) Lincoln's address.
(d) News from the corner.

2. Who is Everett Hills?
(a) The mayor.
(b) The minister.
(c) The carpenter.
(d) The doctor.

3. How many years is Seth with the Mannon family?
(a) 60.
(b) 10.
(c) 25.
(d) 50.

4. What song is being sung as the play opens?
(a) Swing low.
(b) Amazing Grace.
(c) Shenandoah.
(d) Dixie.

5. How long are Ezra and Christine married?
(a) 30 years.
(b) 23 years.
(c) 16 years.
(d) 27 years.

6. Who does David Mannon marry?
(a) A French maid.
(b) An English heiress.
(c) A French Canadian.
(d) A New Yorker.

7. 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.

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

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

10. Who does Lavinia say that Captain Brant is using for revenge?
(a) Orin.
(b) Hazel.
(c) Herself
(d) Her mother.

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

12. What does Captain Brant tell Lavinia happens to his father?
(a) Dies in a duel.
(b) Commits suicide.
(c) Dies of a broken heart.
(d) Dies in battle.

13. Where is Christine when she comes upon Peter and Lavinia in the first scene of the play?
(a) Town.
(b) Her lover's.
(c) Greenhouse.
(d) Church.

14. What is Orin's military rank?
(a) Captain.
(b) Lieutenant.
(c) Corporal.
(d) General.

15. Who does Orin resemble as he walks up the driveway as he returns from the war?
(a) Abe.
(b) Christine.
(c) Ezra.
(d) David.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Captain Brant?

2. Where is the Mannon house located?

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

4. What does the doctor call Ezra's heart condition?

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

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