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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. 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) Had his son.
(b) Gave him money.
(c) Killed her son.
(d) Killed Simeon.

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

3. Eben angrily denounces her and their child, telling her what Ephraim said, saying he wishes what, in Part 3 of Desire Under the Elms?
(a) His father were dead.
(b) The child hadn't been born.
(c) She were dead.
(d) He were dead.

4. In what room of the house does Part 2, Scene 3 of Desire Under the Elms take place?
(a) Abbie's room.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) The parlor.
(d) Eben's room.

5. How old is Ephraim in Part 3 of Desire Under the Elms?
(a) 76.
(b) 81.
(c) 69.
(d) 79.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does Desire Under the Elms take place?

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

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

4. What does Ephraim say the farm is made of, in Part 2 of Desire Under the Elms?

5. How much time passes between Scenes 1 and 2 in Part 3 of Desire Under the Elms?

(see the answer key)

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