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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. Whose death is Nina lamenting in the beginning of the play?

2. Whom does Darrell say he couldn't share a woman with?

3. How many letters did Nina write to Marsden while she was gone from Act 1 to Act 2?

4. Who does Nina say it seemed as if might have been the real father of her first baby?

5. Who does Nina say died to her when Gordon died?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Darrell talk about in Act 8? Why does this upset Nina?

2. What do Marsden and Leeds speak about in Act 1?

3. What does Darrell say regarding romanticism in Act 5?

4. In what ways does Evans compare himself to Gordon in Act 2?

5. What are Marsden's thoughts at the beginning of Act 1?

6. What do Marsden's thoughts reveal about Nina in Act 3?

7. What does Darrell expose in Act 7 about his feelings of the family situation? What does he feel about Gordon?

8. What does Evans ask of Marsden in Act 2? Why? How does Marsden respond?

9. Why does Darrell say he is able to leave his work frequently? Who asks him about this in Act 7?

10. What does Mrs. Evans say about Nina leaving Evans in Act 3? How does Nina respond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Nina feel about her father? Why? Describe this relationship.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the character of Gordon (Nina's son). Whom does this character most resemble in the play? How does he feel about Nina? What is his relationship to his father like?

Essay Topic 3

How does the character of Marsden view the other characters in Strange Interlude? What about his perspective is unique in comparison to the others?

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