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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ephraim compare Abbie's eyes to?
(a) Doves.
(b) Angels.
(c) Diamonds.
(d) Emeralds.

2. How old is Ephraim's new wife in Desire Under the Elms?
(a) 27.
(b) 19.
(c) 35.
(d) 22.

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

4. Who is the first character we are introduced to in Desire Under the Elms?
(a) Abbie.
(b) Simeon.
(c) Eben.
(d) Peter.

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

6. How long does Evans say he and Nina have been sleeping separately, in Act 4 of Strange Interlude?
(a) Five years.
(b) Five months.
(c) Nine months.
(d) One year.

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

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

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

10. In what does Ephraim say you can read the years of his life?
(a) The forest.
(b) The trees.
(c) The fence.
(d) The cows.

11. Why does Leeds say he hated Gordon?
(a) He was envious of his wealth.
(b) He stole his wife.
(c) He was jealous of Marsden's love.
(d) He was jealous of Nina's love.

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

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

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

15. 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 lion in winter.
(c) A city boy.
(d) A baby.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Gordon in Act 7 of Strange Interlude?

2. How does Marsden know Leeds?

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

4. Why does Nina say she must go away in Act 1 in Strange Interlude?

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

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