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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. Who does Eben call on to take vengeance on Abbie for her deception?
(a) His brothers.
(b) His father.
(c) God.
(d) His mother.
2. Who talked Gordon out of the marriage before the war in Strange Interlude?
(a) Leeds.
(b) Darrell.
(c) Evans.
(d) Marsden.
3. Who is the first character we are introduced to in Desire Under the Elms?
(a) Abbie.
(b) Simeon.
(c) Peter.
(d) Eben.
4. Ephraim calls Abbie his what, in Part 2 of Desire Under the Elms?
(a) Dovie Love.
(b) Hen o' the house.
(c) Missy Sparkle.
(d) Rose o' Sharon.
5. In Part 1 of Desire Under the Elms, how long has it been since Simeon's woman died?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 22 years.
(c) 18 years.
(d) 10 years.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is the protagonist in Desire Under the Elms?
2. What does Darrell hate about Gordon in Act 7 of Strange Interlude?
3. Who does Abbie say that Eben resembles in Part 2 of Desire Under the Elms?
4. How long has Darrell been away in Act 7 of Strange Interlude?
5. In what year does Desire Under the Elms take place?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Abbie doing when Part 3 begins in Desire Under the Elms? What is the talk of the town about?
2. How does Evans know Darrell in Strange Interlude? How does he feel about him?
3. How does Eben's position in the household contribute to his conflicts over the estate in Desire Under the Elms?
4. Describe the symbolism of the fence on the Cabot farm in Desire Under the Elms.
5. What does Nina tease Marsden about in Act 6 of Strange Interlude that makes him angry? How does he react?
6. 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?
7. What happens in the falling action and resolution of 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. What has happened between Acts 5 and 6 of Strange Interlude? Who reveals the exposition at the beginning of this act?
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