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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 cows.
(b) The pigs.
(c) The horses.
(d) The chickens.

2. Who is the woman Eben goes to visit in Desire Under the Elms?
(a) Jenny.
(b) Minnie.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Sally.

3. What does Abbie tell Eben he's all "slicked up" like in Part 2 of Desire Under the Elms?
(a) A lion in winter.
(b) A prize bull.
(c) A baby.
(d) A city boy.

4. Who does Eben cry out to for not saving the baby in Part 3 of Desire Under the Elms?
(a) Abbie.
(b) His father.
(c) His brothers.
(d) His mother.

5. What song does the fiddler play in Part 3 of Desire Under the Elms?
(a) The Sunlight Waltz.
(b) Lady on the Lake.
(c) The Moonlight Brigade.
(d) The Needle in the Haystack.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where has Marsden been before the play begins in Strange Interlude?

2. How old was Ephraim when he came to the farm?

3. Who does Eben leave to find at the end of Desire Under the Elms?

4. What does Ephraim say the farm is made of, in Part 2 of Desire Under the Elms?

5. Where does Eben get the money he promises to the others in Desire Under the Elms?

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