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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 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 baby.
(d) A city boy.

2. How old is Nina in Act 7 of Strange Interlude?
(a) Forty-five.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Forty-one.
(d) Thirty-five.

3. Who is the woman Eben goes to visit in Desire Under the Elms?
(a) Jenny.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Minnie.
(d) Sally.

4. 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.

5. Who does Eben call on to take vengeance on Abbie for her deception?
(a) God.
(b) His brothers.
(c) His mother.
(d) His father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ephraim compare Abbie's eyes to?

2. Who has died in Act 5 in Strange Interlude?

3. How old is Ephraim in Desire Under the Elms?

4. How much time passes between Acts 6 and 7 in Strange Interlude?

5. Who has Nina married in Act 3 of Strange Interlude?

Short Essay Questions

1. The morning after their "tryst," how do Abbie and Eben feel in Desire Under the Elms? How does Ephraim feel?

2. What does Nina tease Marsden about in Act 6 of Strange Interlude that makes him angry? How does he react?

3. What does Ephraim say to Eben in Part 3 of Desire Under the Elms that causes Eben to lash out at Abbie?

4. How does Darrell feel toward Evans in Act 5 of Strange Interlude? What does he plan to do at the end of the act?

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

6. What does Nina reveal in reading aloud her letter in Act 3 of Strange Interlude?

7. How does Eben's position in the household contribute to his conflicts over the estate in Desire Under the Elms?

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

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

10. Why does Leeds believe that Nina hates him in Act 1 of Strange Interlude?

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