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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 does the Mannon house remind Orin of when he sees it for the first time after the war?

2. Ezra tells Lavinia she always is what?

3. Ezra tells Christine that the war makes him look at ________ differently.

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

5. Where does Lavinia tell Seth she is at the beginning of Part Two in the first scene of Homecoming?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How do Orin and Lavinia come to be just like their parents?

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

9. How does Orin describe his and Lavinia's experience on the Island?

10. Who is David Mannon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the use throughout the play of the literary components of foreshadowing, irony and metaphor.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the non-plot parallels between Mourning Becomes Electra and the classical Greek tragedies it is based on.

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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