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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 Marsden do for a living?

2. What does Marsden intuitively know about Nina?

3. What does Nina regret bitterly about Gordon's departure?

4. What does Nina call Marsden at the end of Act 2?

5. Who is Nina writing a letter to at the beginning of Act 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nina say about God's indifference in Act 2?

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

3. What does Mrs. Evans ask Nina in Act 3? What is her response?

4. What does Darrell tell Nina about Gordon's behavior towards him in Act 7?

5. What do Darrell and Nina agree about in the end of Act 9? Who does Darrell suggest Nina marry?

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

7. Why does Leeds believe that Nina hates him?

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

9. Why has Nina not told anyone about her pregnancy in Act 3?

10. How does Marsden feel about Nina and Darrell in Act 5? What does he intend to do about it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of "Interlude." How does this theme manifest in Strange Interlude? Where is this title phrase used in the play? What does it describe?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Eugene O'Neill's writing style in Strange Interlude. What literary technique made this play unique? How has this technique affected plays, movies and television written since Strange Interlude?

Essay Topic 3

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

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