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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Mourning Becomes Electra - Homecoming, Acts 1 and 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who says, "It's a wise father who knows his own child" in Strange Interlude?
(a) Leeds.
(b) Darrell.
(c) Marsden.
(d) Evans.

2. In what does Ephraim say you can read the years of his life?
(a) The fence.
(b) The cows.
(c) The trees.
(d) The forest.

3. Who does Eben leave to find at the end of Desire Under the Elms?
(a) His father.
(b) His mother.
(c) The Sheriff.
(d) His brothers.

4. What does Ephraim say the house has always been, in Part 2 of Desire Under the Elms?
(a) Haunted.
(b) Evil.
(c) Cold.
(d) Desolate.

5. Eben angrily denounces her and their child, telling her what Ephraim said, saying he wishes what, in Part 3 of Desire Under the Elms?
(a) His father were dead.
(b) He were dead.
(c) The child hadn't been born.
(d) She were dead.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the faces of the Mannon family described in Act 1 of Homecoming?

2. What is Evans trying to do at the beginning of Act 4 in Strange Interlude?

3. How long does Evans say he and Nina have been sleeping separately, in Act 4 of Strange Interlude?

4. Who is Lavinia's father?

5. What does Ephraim say God is in Part 2 of Desire Under the Elms?

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