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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. What are both Christine and Lavinia wearing in the first scene of Homecoming?

2. Lavinia tells Peter she can't marry him because _________ needs her.

3. Ezra tells Orin that his heart condition is what?

4. Christine and Brant plot to make Ezra's death look like a ___________.

5. Ezra tells Lavinia she always is what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Orin surprised by Christine's obvious grief over Brant's death?

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

3. Describe Ezra's death scene.

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

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

6. According to Mrs. Borden, how is Lavinia handling her father's death?

7. Who is David Mannon?

8. Who is Josiah Borden?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The idea of a family curse is surfaced throughout the play. Discuss the importance of this theme in the Greek originals and O'Neills modern interpretation of this classical idea.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the symbolic significance of each of the following: The Mannon house; the song "Shenandoah"; the family resemblances and the islands.

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