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

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

3. Where is the Cabot farmhouse in Desire Under the Elms?
(a) New England.
(b) California.
(c) Oklahoma.
(d) New Mexico.

4. Who is the protagonist in Desire Under the Elms?
(a) Simeon.
(b) Ephraim.
(c) Eben.
(d) Peter.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What has happened in Act 5 with Evan's work?

2. How old was Ephraim when he came to the farm?

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

4. When does Nina announce that she is leaving in Part 1, Act 1 in Strange Interlude?

5. Eben angrily denounces her and their child, telling her what Ephraim said, saying he wishes what, in Part 3 of Desire Under the Elms?

Short Essay Questions

1. What news does Eben return to the farmhouse to inform his brothers of, in Part 1 of Desire Under the Elms? What is the brothers' reaction?

2. What happens in the falling action and resolution of Desire Under the Elms?

3. In what ways does Evans compare himself to Gordon in Act 2 of Strange Interlude?

4. In Part 2 of Desire Under the Elms, how does Abbie attempt to rectify her relationship with Eben? Who does she refer to with disdain?

5. 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?

6. What does the argument over the estate devolve to between the brothers in Part 1 of Desire Under the Elms?

7. Where do the conflicts arise between the family in Desire Under the Elms? How do the characters' objectives lead to the essential conflict?

8. What do Evans and his mother talk about in Act 3 of Strange Interlude? What does she ask him about Nina?

9. Describe the thematic elements which are shared by Desire Under the Elms and the other plays in the collection.

10. How does Nina feel about her family in Act 7 of Strange Interlude? How does she feel about her life and about Darrell?

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