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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where has Marsden been before the play begins in Strange Interlude?
(a) Europe.
(b) Africa.
(c) China.
(d) South America.

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

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

4. Who finds Professor Leeds' body?
(a) Mary.
(b) Nina.
(c) Darrell.
(d) Marsden.

5. How old was Ephraim when he came to the farm?
(a) Thirty.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Twelve.

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

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

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

9. What does Marsden say that Darrell seemed when he encountered him abroad?
(a) Jealous.
(b) Desperate.
(c) Morose.
(d) Joyful.

10. Where does Nina say she is going in Part 1, Act 1 in Strange Interlude?
(a) To work in Europe.
(b) To work at a farm.
(c) To work at a school.
(d) To work at a sanitarium.

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

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

13. How does Marsden know Leeds?
(a) He is his father.
(b) He is his uncle.
(c) He is his stepfather.
(d) He was his professor.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Peter and Simeon taunt Ephraim with when he enters, in Desire Under the Elms?

2. Who does everyone say Nina's baby resembles?

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

4. Who is the protagonist in Desire Under the Elms?

5. What is Evans' first name?

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