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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Peter hear rumors about Lavinia falling in love with?

2. What is Orin's military rank?

3. What year is the first production of Mourning Becomes Electra?

4. Captain Brant says Lavinia looks exactly like who?

5. Captain Brant tells Lavinia that the color of her hair reminds him of whom?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What do Seth and the other men dare Abner Small to do at the beginning of the third play?

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

6. What does Orin say about the war that shocks Christine, Hazel and Peter?

7. How does the conversation between Seth and the townspeople in the first scene of the play hint at secrets in the Mannon family?

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

9. Who is eavesdropping on Christine and Brant's conversation on his ship?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how the setting and stage direction in Mourning Becomes Electra are as significant to the plot as the characters, giving five specific examples.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the thematic points of fate versus free will shown throughout Mourning Becomes Electra.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the specific character parallels between the Greek tragedies and Mourning Becomes Electra. What are some of the significant differences between characters that give a different resonance to O'Neill's play?

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