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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the man that Christine convinces Orin she meets in New York, rather than Brant?

2. What is the name of the islander that Orin taunts Christine about?

3. What is the name of the ship officer that Orin accuses Lavinia of wanting on their trip East?

4. What does Lavinia force Orin to say doesn't exist at the beginning of the third play?

5. Brant says the sea hates what?

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 each of the following themes and how they resonate throughout the play: family duty; sins of the fathers; and the dark side of love.

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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