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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. What afflicted Marsden's mother?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Asthma.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) A stroke.

2. In what room of the house does Part 2, Scene 3 of Desire Under the Elms take place?
(a) Abbie's room.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) The parlor.
(d) Eben's room.

3. How much time passes between Scenes 1 and 2 in Part 3 of Desire Under the Elms?
(a) 1 month.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 1 day.
(d) 30 minutes.

4. What has Nina named her baby?
(a) Sam.
(b) William.
(c) Gordon.
(d) John.

5. Who is the patriarch of the Mannon family, who has been away at war, in Act 1 of Homecoming?
(a) Brant.
(b) Orin.
(c) Abel.
(d) Ezra.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first person who speaks in Act 1 of Homecoming?

2. Who does Abbie say that Eben resembles in Part 2 of Desire Under the Elms?

3. Where has Lavinia been in the beginning of Act 1 of Homecoming?

4. Who does Eben call on to take vengeance on Abbie for her deception?

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

(see the answer key)

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