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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Nina talk about in her soliloquy at the beginning of Act 5 in Strange Interlude?
(a) Her pregnancy.
(b) Her sorrow of Leeds' death.
(c) Her love for Marsden.
(d) Her love of Leeds.

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

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

5. Who does Eben leave to find at the end of Desire Under the Elms?
(a) His mother.
(b) His father.
(c) The Sheriff.
(d) His brothers.

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

7. Ephraim taunts Eben about the farm, saying that Abbie did what in order to get it for herself in Part 3 of Desire Under the Elms?
(a) Killed Simeon.
(b) Had his son.
(c) Killed her son.
(d) Gave him money.

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

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

10. How much money does Eben give to Simeon and Peter in Desire Under the Elms?
(a) $6,000.
(b) $500.
(c) $2,000.
(d) $600.

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

12. 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.

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

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

15. What is the name of Ephraim's new wife in Desire Under the Elms?
(a) Abbie.
(b) Minnie.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Jenny.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has Nina studied at the university?

2. Where is the Cabot farmhouse in Desire Under the Elms?

3. Who has died in Act 5 in Strange Interlude?

4. Where does Eben say he's leaving to go, in Part 3, Scene 3 of Desire Under the Elms?

5. What does Marsden do for a living?

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