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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. How does Orin learn about Captain Brant?
(a) Meeting him New York.
(b) Christine's letters.
(c) His grandfather.
(d) Lavinia's letters.

2. Where is the Mannon house located?
(a) North Carolina.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) New York.
(d) New England.

3. What does Christine accuse Lavinia of at the end of the first act of the second play?
(a) Murder.
(b) Following her everywhere.
(c) Lying.
(d) Gossiping about her.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Lavinia always reminds her mother of what?

2. Who is Hazel hoping Lavinia hears from in the first act of the play?

3. As Captain Brant leaves for his ship, Christine promises him that she soon is what?

4. Christine convinces Brant to get a drug to help kill Ezra from where?

5. What song is being sung as the play opens?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Orin writing down in Play Three, Act Two?

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

3. How does Peter react to seeing Lavinia when she returns from her trip to the East?

4. Why does Adam Brant tell Lavinia he wants to kill Ezra?

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

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

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

8. Why does Christine compare the Mannon house to Abe Mannon?

9. What causes Ezra to have a heart attack the morning after he returns from the war?

10. Describe Christine and Orin's reunion.

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