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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Strange Interlude, Part 2, Acts 6 and 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who says, "It's a wise father who knows his own child" in Strange Interlude?
(a) Darrell.
(b) Evans.
(c) Leeds.
(d) Marsden.

2. Who says, "All the other women in the world aren't worth your little finger" in Strange Interlude?
(a) Marsden.
(b) Darrell.
(c) Evans.
(d) Leeds.

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

4. When does Nina announce that she is leaving in Part 1, Act 1 in Strange Interlude?
(a) That night.
(b) Next week.
(c) Next month.
(d) Tomorrow.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What afflicted Marsden's mother?

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

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

4. What do Peter and Simeon taunt Ephraim with when he enters, in Desire Under the Elms?

5. Eben angrily denounces her and their child, telling her what Ephraim said, saying he wishes what, in Part 3 of Desire Under the Elms?

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