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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Desire under the Elms, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Eben's mother was Ephraim's _____ wife.
(a) Fourth.
(b) Second.
(c) First.
(d) Third.

2. What do Peter and Simeon taunt Ephraim with when he enters, in Desire Under the Elms?
(a) Lullabyes.
(b) A folksong.
(c) A handkerchief.
(d) Knock-knock jokes.

3. What does Ephraim say the house has always been, in Part 2 of Desire Under the Elms?
(a) Haunted.
(b) Cold.
(c) Desolate.
(d) Evil.

4. 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 baby.
(c) A city boy.
(d) A prize bull.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Ephraim's new wife in Desire Under the Elms?

2. What does Abbie say will beat Eben in Part 2 of Desire Under the Elms?

3. Who is the woman Eben goes to visit in Desire Under the Elms?

4. In what does Ephraim say you can read the years of his life?

5. How old is the character, Simeon, in Desire Under the Elms?

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