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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who does Abbie tease Eben about in Part 2 of Desire Under the Elms?
(a) Jenny.
(b) Minnie.
(c) Julie.
(d) Sarah.

4. Whose death is Nina lamenting in the beginning of Strange Interlude?
(a) Frank Marsden.
(b) Gordon Williams.
(c) Gordon Shaw.
(d) Sam Evans.

5. Who does Eben cry out to for not saving the baby in Part 3 of Desire Under the Elms?
(a) His mother.
(b) His brothers.
(c) His father.
(d) Abbie.

6. How much time has passed between Part 1 and Part 2, Scene 1 of Desire Under the Elms?
(a) Two months.
(b) One year.
(c) Six months.
(d) Two years.

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

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

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

10. Who is remarked to be a good dancer, in Part 3 of Desire Under the Elms?
(a) Abbie.
(b) Simeon.
(c) Eprhaim.
(d) Eben.

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

12. What is Evans' first name?
(a) Sam.
(b) William.
(c) John.
(d) James.

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

14. In what state is Ephraim, in the beginning of Part 3 of Desire Under the Elms?
(a) Jovial.
(b) Drunk.
(c) Morose.
(d) Angry.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who is Nina writing a letter to at the beginning of Act 3 in Strange Interlude?

4. Who has Nina taught to take care of her father while she's gone?

5. In what does Ephraim say you can read the years of his life?

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