3. Who says, "I used to wish I'd gone out deliberate in our first year, without my husband knowing, and picked a man, a healthy male to breed by, same's we do with stock, to give the man I loved a healthy child"?

4. What does Leeds admit to Nina that he told Gordon in Act 1?

5. Who has Evans invited over this evening at the beginning of Act 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Darrell's response to the money Evans left him in his will?

4. What do Evans' thoughts reveal about Nina in the beginning of Act 4? What do they reveal about his work?

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

6. What is happening in the beginning of Act 9?

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

8. What do Nina's thoughts reveal about her father in Act 2?

9. What does Leeds confess to Nina in Act 1?

10. What does Nina tease Marsden about in Act 6 that makes him angry? How does he react?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the character of Nina. How old is she in the beginning of the play, and at the end? What is her demeanor? How does this character change in the course of the play?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of mental illness in Strange Interlude. Who is afflicted with mental illness in the play? How does mental illness propel the actions of the characters?

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