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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year is Mourning Becomes Electra taking place?
(a) 1901.
(b) 1936.
(c) 1896.
(d) 1865.

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

3. Who does Seth want to tell Lavinia about when he sees her in the first scene of Homecoming?
(a) Captain Brant.
(b) Ezra.
(c) Peter.
(d) Christine.

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

5. Who does Ezra point an accusing finger at as he is dying?
(a) Himself.
(b) Christine.
(c) Lavinia.
(d) Brant.

6. Lavinia writes her father a letter about whom?
(a) Peter.
(b) Orin.
(c) Brant.
(d) Seth.

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

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

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

10. Ezra tells Christine there is always ___________ between them.
(a) A wall.
(b) An agreement.
(c) A great love.
(d) A daughter.

11. Who does Seth think is David Mannon's son?
(a) Adam Brant.
(b) Amos Ames.
(c) Peter Niles.
(d) Orin Mannon.

12. Ezra is a highly regarded ___________ of the town.
(a) Elder.
(b) Mayor.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Shopkeeper.

13. Ezra Mannon is dressed like a __________ in the portrait that hangs in his study.
(a) A sailor.
(b) A Greek god.
(c) A judge.
(d) A soldier.

14. What color dress is Christine wearing in Act Three of the first play?
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) Red.
(d) Black.

15. What does Christine hide behind her back as Ezra is dying?
(a) A letter.
(b) A gun.
(c) A pillbox.
(d) A knife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lavinia accuse Christine of stealing from her?

2. Captain Brant tells Lavinia that the color of her hair reminds him of whom?

3. What does the old gardener call Lavinia?

4. What is Orin's military rank?

5. Who is drunk in the third act of the first play?

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