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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. Lavinia writes her father a letter about whom?
(a) Orin.
(b) Brant.
(c) Seth.
(d) Peter.

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

3. What does Christine hide behind her back as Ezra is dying?
(a) A gun.
(b) A pillbox.
(c) A letter.
(d) A knife.

4. Who does Orin resemble as he walks up the driveway as he returns from the war?
(a) David.
(b) Christine.
(c) Abe.
(d) Ezra.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Orin wearing on his head when he returns from war?

2. As he is dying, Christine tells Lavinia that Ezra is ____________.

3. Ezra tells Christine he can't talk to her with her ______________.

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

5. What does Mrs. Hills say kills Ezra?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Christine and Orin's reunion.

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

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

4. What significant information does Captain Brant learn from the drunken sailor near his ship?

5. Why is Orin suspicious of his mother's fondness for Hazel?

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

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

8. What does Orin say about the Mannon house when he first sees it, after returning from the war?

9. Who is Josiah Borden?

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

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