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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 is Orin wearing on his head when he returns from war?
(a) A hat with a feather.
(b) A crown.
(c) A bandage.
(d) A flower from the islands.

2. How many days is it since Ezra's death at the beginning of the second play?
(a) Ten.
(b) Five.
(c) Seven.
(d) Two.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What year is Mourning Becomes Electra taking place?

2. Where is Orin wounded in the war?

3. What is the name of Captain Brant's mother?

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

5. What is Brant's mother's position in the Mannon household?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Orin tell Lavinia he is actually wounded in the war?

2. How does Christine treat Hazel in the second play?

3. What does Christine say when Orin confronts her about Captain Brant, the day he returns from the war?

4. What does Orin tell Hazel to do with the envelope he gives her in Play Three, Act Three?

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

6. Describe Ezra's death scene.

7. How does Christine die?

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

9. Describe Christine and Orin's reunion.

10. What does Seth tell Lavinia about the French-Canadian nurse that he believes is Brant's mother?

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