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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Marsden accuse Nina of getting her ideas from, in Act 1 of Strange Interlude?
(a) Her father.
(b) Gossipers.
(c) Books.
(d) Newspapers.

3. Why does Nina say she must go away in Act 1 in Strange Interlude?
(a) To gain forgiveness from God.
(b) To pay duty to Gordon.
(c) To make money for the family.
(d) To meet a husband.

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

5. What does Abbie refer to the woman as that Eben is going to see, in Part 2 of Desire Under the Elms?
(a) Hag.
(b) Hake.
(c) Heffer.
(d) Witch.

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

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

8. How old is Gordon in Act 7 of Strange Interlude?
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Six.
(c) Eleven.
(d) Two.

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

10. In what language does Leeds read at the end of Act 1 in Strange Interlude?
(a) Latin.
(b) English.
(c) German.
(d) French.

11. Where does Act 3 take place in Strange Interlude?
(a) Evans' dining room.
(b) Leeds' study.
(c) Marsden's study.
(d) Evans' study.

12. Who is Nina writing a letter to at the beginning of Act 3 in Strange Interlude?
(a) Evans.
(b) Marsden.
(c) Leeds.
(d) Darrell.

13. Eben angrily denounces her and their child, telling her what Ephraim said, saying he wishes what, in Part 3 of Desire Under the Elms?
(a) His father were dead.
(b) She were dead.
(c) He were dead.
(d) The child hadn't been born.

14. What does Ephraim say the house has always been, in Part 2 of Desire Under the Elms?
(a) Cold.
(b) Evil.
(c) Haunted.
(d) Desolate.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Ephraim say he'd turn free when he died?

3. What is the father's name in Desire Under the Elms?

4. What does Marsden do for a living?

5. How long has the father in Desire Under the Elms been gone in the beginning of the play?

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