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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who has Nina married in Act 3 of Strange Interlude?
(a) Darrell.
(b) Marsden.
(c) Evans.
(d) Leeds.

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

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

5. How long has Darrell been away in Act 7 of Strange Interlude?
(a) Five years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Two years.
(d) One year.

6. How old is Nina in Act 7 of Strange Interlude?
(a) Forty-five.
(b) Forty-one.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Thirty-five.

7. In what year does Desire Under the Elms take place?
(a) 1776.
(b) 1850.
(c) 1840.
(d) 1910.

8. What is Evans trying to do at the beginning of Act 4 in Strange Interlude?
(a) Cook dinner.
(b) Write a novel.
(c) Type ads.
(d) Clean house.

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

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

11. Who does Nina ask to come upstairs and help her pack, in Act 1 of Strange Interlude?
(a) Mary.
(b) Evans.
(c) Marsden.
(d) Leeds.

12. Why does Eben offer the others money in Part 1 of Desire Under the Elms?
(a) To sign over the farm.
(b) To hire new workers.
(c) To bribe them to kill their father.
(d) To sell the farm.

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

14. What has Nina named her baby?
(a) William.
(b) John.
(c) Gordon.
(d) Sam.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ephraim compare Abbie's eyes to?

2. Where does Nina say she is going in Part 1, Act 1 in Strange Interlude?

3. Where does Marsden encounter Darrell, before Act 6 in Strange Interlude?

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

5. How does Eben react to Abbie's confession in Part 3 of Desire Under the Elms?

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