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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. Who is the protagonist in Desire Under the Elms?
(a) Simeon.
(b) Peter.
(c) Ephraim.
(d) Eben.

2. Who has Nina taught to take care of her father while she's gone?
(a) Mary.
(b) Darrell.
(c) Marsden.
(d) Leeds.

3. In the final scene of Desire Under the Elms, Ephraim comments to the Sheriff that the farm is a what?
(a) Curse.
(b) Heaven.
(c) Jim-dandy.
(d) Hell.

4. How old is Ephraim in Desire Under the Elms?
(a) 59.
(b) 75.
(c) 60.
(d) 45.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much training has Nina had as a nurse?

2. With whom does Eben go to sleep in Part 2 of Desire Under the Elms?

3. How much money does Eben give to Simeon and Peter in Desire Under the Elms?

4. What does Abbie tell Eben he's all "slicked up" like in Part 2 of Desire Under the Elms?

5. How old is Ephraim in Part 3 of Desire Under the Elms?

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