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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Abbie say will beat Eben in Part 2 of Desire Under the Elms?
(a) Money.
(b) Lust.
(c) Nature.
(d) Anger.

2. 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) He were dead.
(c) The child hadn't been born.
(d) She were dead.

3. How much training has Nina had as a nurse?
(a) Six months.
(b) Six years.
(c) One year.
(d) Two years.

4. Who is the woman Eben goes to visit in Desire Under the Elms?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Jenny.
(c) Minnie.
(d) Sally.

5. What do Peter and Simeon taunt Ephraim with when he enters, in Desire Under the Elms?
(a) Lullabyes.
(b) Knock-knock jokes.
(c) A folksong.
(d) A handkerchief.

6. Where do the brothers in Desire Under the Elms long to go?
(a) California.
(b) Ireland.
(c) Maine.
(d) New York.

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

8. How much time passes between Acts 6 and 7 in Strange Interlude?
(a) Eleven years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Two years.
(d) One year.

9. How long has Nina studied at the university?
(a) Six years.
(b) Four years.
(c) One year.
(d) Two years.

10. Where is the main room in which the dancing is taking place in Part 3 of Desire Under the Elms?
(a) The living room.
(b) The parlor.
(c) The barn.
(d) The kitchen.

11. How long does Marsden say it's been since he's written, in Act 6 in Strange Interlude?
(a) Two months.
(b) Two years.
(c) Six months.
(d) Over a year.

12. In Part 2 of Desire Under the Elms, Ephraim prays, "An' God hearkened unto _____!".
(a) Jesus.
(b) Rachel.
(c) Me.
(d) Mary.

13. What is the father's name in Desire Under the Elms?
(a) Eben.
(b) Samuel.
(c) Ephraim.
(d) Peter.

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

15. What does Marsden do for a living?
(a) He is a publicist.
(b) He is a writer.
(c) He is an ad man.
(d) He is a farmer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says, "All the other women in the world aren't worth your little finger" in Strange Interlude?

2. What city does Act 7 of Strange Interlude take place in?

3. In Scene 3 of Part 3 in Desire Under the Elms, Ephraim is asleep in his bedroom as Abbie confesses what to Eben?

4. How much money does Eben give to Simeon and Peter in Desire Under the Elms?

5. Why does Leeds say he hated Gordon?

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