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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) California.
(c) New Mexico.
(d) New England.

2. How much time has passed between Part 2 and Part 3 of Desire Under the Elms?
(a) Six months.
(b) Three years.
(c) One year.
(d) Four months.

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

4. Ephraim taunts Eben about the farm, saying that Abbie did what in order to get it for herself in Part 3 of Desire Under the Elms?
(a) Killed her son.
(b) Had his son.
(c) Killed Simeon.
(d) Gave him money.

5. Where does Eben get the money he promises to the others in Desire Under the Elms?
(a) His hidden stash.
(b) His safe.
(c) His father's secret stash.
(d) His bank account.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who talked Gordon out of the marriage before the war in Strange Interlude?

2. Who is the protagonist in Desire Under the Elms?

3. Ephraim calls Abbie his what, in Part 2 of Desire Under the Elms?

4. How much time has passed between Part 1 and Part 2, Scene 1 of Desire Under the Elms?

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

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