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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Strange Interlude, Part 1, Acts 3, 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the brothers in Desire Under the Elms long to go?
(a) Ireland.
(b) California.
(c) New York.
(d) Maine.

2. How long does Evans say he and Nina have been sleeping separately, in Act 4 of Strange Interlude?
(a) Five years.
(b) Five months.
(c) Nine months.
(d) One year.

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

4. Who does Abbie tease Eben about in Part 2 of Desire Under the Elms?
(a) Jenny.
(b) Julie.
(c) Minnie.
(d) Sarah.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the father's name in Desire Under the Elms?

4. What does Ephraim say the house has always been, 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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