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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) California.
(b) Ireland.
(c) New York.
(d) Maine.

2. What does Ephraim say God is in Part 2 of Desire Under the Elms?
(a) Hard.
(b) Easy.
(c) Valiant.
(d) Just.

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

4. What does Ephraim say he'd turn free when he died?
(a) The horses.
(b) The pigs.
(c) The chickens.
(d) The cows.

5. How much time passes between Scenes 1 and 2 in Part 3 of Desire Under the Elms?
(a) 1 day.
(b) 30 minutes.
(c) 1 week.
(d) 1 month.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is remarked to be a good dancer, in Part 3 of Desire Under the Elms?

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

3. Eben's mother was Ephraim's _____ wife.

4. What about Nina causes concern for her father in Part 1, Act 1 in Strange Interlude?

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

(see the answer key)

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