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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What city does Act 7 of Strange Interlude take place in?
(a) New York.
(b) London.
(c) Paris.
(d) Long Island.
2. When does Nina announce that she is leaving in Part 1, Act 1 in Strange Interlude?
(a) That night.
(b) Next week.
(c) Next month.
(d) Tomorrow.
3. In what room of the house does Part 2, Scene 3 of Desire Under the Elms take place?
(a) The parlor.
(b) Eben's room.
(c) Abbie's room.
(d) The kitchen.
4. What is the father's name in Desire Under the Elms?
(a) Samuel.
(b) Eben.
(c) Peter.
(d) Ephraim.
5. Who is the protagonist in Desire Under the Elms?
(a) Peter.
(b) Eben.
(c) Ephraim.
(d) Simeon.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does Nina say she is going in Part 1, Act 1 in Strange Interlude?
2. What does Ephraim compare Abbie's eyes to?
3. Where does Eben get the money he promises to the others in Desire Under the Elms?
4. How long does Evans say he and Nina have been sleeping separately, in Act 4 of Strange Interlude?
5. How much time passes between Acts 6 and 7 in Strange Interlude?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the "character" of Minnie in Desire Under the Elms. What is she representative of?
2. What does Nina tease Marsden about in Act 6 of Strange Interlude that makes him angry? How does he react?
3. How does Gordon feel about Darrell in Act 7 of Strange Interlude? How does he respond to Darrell's comments about Evans?
4. How does Eben's position in the household contribute to his conflicts over the estate in Desire Under the Elms?
5. What do Abbie and Eben say to one another alone in the beginning of Part 3 in Desire Under the Elms?
6. What is Abbie doing when Part 3 begins in Desire Under the Elms? What is the talk of the town about?
7. What does the argument over the estate devolve to between the brothers in Part 1 of Desire Under the Elms?
8. What happens in the falling action and resolution of Desire Under the Elms?
9. What do Marsden's thoughts reveal about Gordon in Act 4 of Strange Interlude? Why did he suggest that Nina write a biography about him?
10. Describe the conversation between Ephraim and Abbie in their bedroom in Part 2 in Desire Under the Elms. What do the stage directions denote in this scene?
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