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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Where does Lavinia tell Seth she is at the beginning of Part Two in the first scene of Homecoming?
(a) Newport.
(b) New York.
(c) Newtown.
(d) New Jersey.

5. What is the setting of the Act Three of Homecoming?
(a) The harbor.
(b) Ezra's study.
(c) The Mannon sitting room.
(d) Outside the Mannon house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ezra tell Christine that house and his bed are waiting for?

2. What is the name of Louisa Ames' cousin?

3. What is Amos Ames' trade?

4. What year is Mourning Becomes Electra taking place?

5. Who does David Mannon marry?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Christine's reaction when Lavinia tells her the war is over soon?

2. Who is Josiah Borden?

3. Describe Christine and Orin's reunion.

4. How does the conversation between Seth and the townspeople in the first scene of the play hint at secrets in the Mannon family?

5. Why is Orin surprised by Christine's obvious grief over Brant's death?

6. What does Hazel tell Lavinia in the last act of the play?

7. What about Christine surprises Mrs. Borden and Mrs. Hills?

8. How does Lavinia react when Seth tells her that Adam Brant might be a Mannon?

9. What news does Peter share with Lavinia in Act One, Scene One of Homecoming?

10. Who is David Mannon?

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