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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 is Brant's mother's position in the Mannon household?

2. Who does Lavinia say that Captain Brant is using for revenge?

3. What is the setting of the first act of the second play?

4. Where is Christine when she comes upon Peter and Lavinia in the first scene of the play?

5. Which of the following Greek dramas is NOT source material for Mourning Becomes Electra?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is Lavinia Mannon?

4. What is Lavinia's fate?

5. What does Christine tell Lavinia is the reason they never get along?

6. What is significant about Play One, Act Two taking place under the watchful eye of Ezra's portrait?

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

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

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

10. Who is David Mannon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the characters of Peter and Hazel to Orin and Lavinia. What does the start differences in these character types illustrate in the play?

Essay Topic 3

What statement about the nature of war and the way it changes a person does O'Neill make through this play?

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