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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 is the Cabot farmhouse in Desire Under the Elms?
(a) Oklahoma.
(b) New England.
(c) New Mexico.
(d) California.

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

3. Who does Abbie say that Eben resembles in Part 2 of Desire Under the Elms?
(a) His mother.
(b) Ephraim.
(c) Simeon.
(d) Peter.

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

5. How does Eben react to Abbie's confession in Part 3 of Desire Under the Elms?
(a) With joy and admiration.
(b) With jealousy.
(c) With love and appreciation.
(d) With rage and disgust.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Nina say she must go away in Act 1 in Strange Interlude?

2. In Part 1 of Desire Under the Elms, how long has it been since Simeon's woman died?

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

4. Abbie asks whether Eben would love her again if she could prove what?

5. How much time has passed between Part 2 and Part 3 of Desire Under the Elms?

(see the answer key)

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