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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the lover that Christine says Lavinia is waiting for in Play One, Act Three?

2. What does Christine hide behind her back as Ezra is dying?

3. Orin tells Lavinia that Ezra and the war teaches him what?

4. How many days is it since Ezra's death at the beginning of the second play?

5. Who are the members of the "chorus" in the first scene of the play?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lavinia refuse Peter's marriage proposal in the first act of the play?

2. Describe the Mannon mansion in the opening scene of the play.

3. What does Orin mean when he tells her that he can forgive her for anything, except being with Brant?

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

5. Describe Ezra's death scene.

6. How does Christine learn of Brant's murder?

7. How do Orin and Lavinia come to be just like their parents?

8. How does Christine plan to kill Ezra with the help of Captain Brant?

9. What is Lavinia's fate?

10. How does Lavinia begin to change Orin's mind about their mother's innocence?

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