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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long has the father in Desire Under the Elms been gone in the beginning of the play?
(a) Three years.
(b) Two months.
(c) Two years.
(d) Six months.

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

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

5. In Part 1 of Desire Under the Elms, how long has it been since Simeon's woman died?
(a) 22 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 18 years.

6. How old is Abbie's son, in Part 3 of Desire Under the Elms?
(a) Six months.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) One year.
(d) Three months.

7. Where does Nina say she is going in Part 1, Act 1 in Strange Interlude?
(a) To work in Europe.
(b) To work at a farm.
(c) To work at a sanitarium.
(d) To work at a school.

8. How old is the character, Simeon, in Desire Under the Elms?
(a) 25.
(b) 19.
(c) 42.
(d) 39.

9. In the final scene of Desire Under the Elms, Ephraim comments to the Sheriff that the farm is a what?
(a) Hell.
(b) Curse.
(c) Jim-dandy.
(d) Heaven.

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

11. With whom does Eben go to sleep in Part 2 of Desire Under the Elms?
(a) Jenny.
(b) Sarah.
(c) The cows.
(d) Minnie.

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

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

14. Where does Act 3 take place in Strange Interlude?
(a) Marsden's study.
(b) Evans' study.
(c) Evans' dining room.
(d) Leeds' study.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Marsden do for a living?

4. Who does Eben call on to take vengeance on Abbie for her deception?

5. Who has Evans invited over this evening, at the beginning of Act 4 in Strange Interlude?

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