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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. Who begins sobbing the moment Nina arrives at the door in Act 2?

2. What about Nina causes concern for her father in Part 1, Act 1?

3. How old is Evans in Act 2?

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

5. Where does Act 2 take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Act 2 begin? How much time has passed since Act 1? What has happened?

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

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

4. How does Evans know Darrell? How does he feel about him?

5. What does Nina say to her father after his confession?

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

7. How does Nina regard God in Act 8?

8. What does Darrell tell Marsden about Nina's behavior at the hospital?

9. What does Nina complain about to Evans in Act 8? Why?

10. What does Gordon do with Darrell's birthday present? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the characteristics of Nina and Madeline. How are they alike? How are they different? How do they each feel about Gordon?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the imagery in the play. Define the terms simile and metaphor, and explain how O'Neill makes use of these in Strange Interlude. How does Nina's speech about the tide reflect this?

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