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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Strange Interlude, Part 1, Acts 1 and 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose death is Nina lamenting in the beginning of Strange Interlude?
(a) Gordon Williams.
(b) Gordon Shaw.
(c) Frank Marsden.
(d) Sam Evans.

2. Where has Marsden been before the play begins in Strange Interlude?
(a) China.
(b) South America.
(c) Africa.
(d) Europe.

3. What does Ephraim say he'd turn free when he died?
(a) The cows.
(b) The chickens.
(c) The horses.
(d) The pigs.

4. Who does Abbie say that Eben resembles in Part 2 of Desire Under the Elms?
(a) Ephraim.
(b) Simeon.
(c) His mother.
(d) Peter.

5. How much time has passed between Part 2 and Part 3 of Desire Under the Elms?
(a) Four months.
(b) Six months.
(c) Three years.
(d) One year.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 2 of Desire Under the Elms, Ephraim prays, "An' God hearkened unto _____!".

2. How long has Nina studied at the university?

3. Where do the brothers in Desire Under the Elms long to go?

4. What does Ephraim compare Abbie's eyes to?

5. Where does Nina say she is going in Part 1, Act 1 in Strange Interlude?

(see the answer key)

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