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

Short Answer Questions

1. Lavinia tells Orin that their mother's suicide is an act of what?

2. What does Orin tell Lavinia he is doing, locked in the dark study by himself in the third play?

3. What is the name of the cousins Lavinia and Orin are supposed to be visiting?

4. Who does Orin think is waiting for him in the study, when he returns from his long trip with Lavinia?

5. What color dress is Lavinia wearing in the first act of Play Three?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Elements of both the laws of man and nature are distorted and broken in this play. Discuss the symbolic and thematic implications of incest, murder and revenge in Mourning Becomes Electra.

Essay Topic 2

Why does Lavinia call the Mannon house the Temple of Hate and Death? What role does religion play in the plot, and most specifically, in the Mannon name itself?

Essay Topic 3

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

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