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

2. What does Ephraim say the farm is made of, in Part 2 of Desire Under the Elms?
(a) Gold.
(b) Stones.
(c) Wool.
(d) Loam.

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

4. Why does Nina say she must go away in Act 1 in Strange Interlude?
(a) To meet a husband.
(b) To gain forgiveness from God.
(c) To pay duty to Gordon.
(d) To make money for the family.

5. Who finds Professor Leeds' body?
(a) Darrell.
(b) Mary.
(c) Marsden.
(d) Nina.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Abbie refer to the woman as that Eben is going to see, in Part 2 of Desire Under the Elms?

3. How old is Abbie's son, in Part 3 of Desire Under the Elms?

4. Who is the first character we are introduced to in Desire Under the Elms?

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

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