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

2. Which of the following Greek dramas is NOT source material for Mourning Becomes Electra?
(a) The Orestia.
(b) Electra by Sophocles.
(c) Electra by Euripides.
(d) Oedipus the King.

3. What song is being sung as the play opens?
(a) Dixie.
(b) Swing low.
(c) Amazing Grace.
(d) Shenandoah.

4. As he is dying, Christine tells Lavinia that Ezra is ____________.
(a) Gone.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Dead.
(d) Hers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Hills say kills Ezra?

2. Christine tells Brant that she loves him because he resembles to who?

3. What does Christine go into her room to get when Ezra becomes ill?

4. Who does Seth think is David Mannon's son?

5. Where is the Mannon house located?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mrs. Hills attribute Ezra's sudden death to?

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

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

4. What is Ezra's appearance like on the night he returns from the war?

5. What do Seth and the townspeople discuss as the first scene of the play opens?

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

7. Who is David Mannon?

8. What is remarkable about Lavinia's appearance in the third play?

9. Why does Captain Brant tell Lavinia about the islands he goes to?

10. Describe Christine and Orin's reunion.

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