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

2. How much time passes between Acts 6 and 7 in Strange Interlude?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Eleven years.
(c) Two years.
(d) One year.

3. Who does Eben leave to find at the end of Desire Under the Elms?
(a) His mother.
(b) The Sheriff.
(c) His brothers.
(d) His father.

4. Who does Abbie tease Eben about in Part 2 of Desire Under the Elms?
(a) Jenny.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Minnie.
(d) Julie.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long has Darrell been away in Act 7 of Strange Interlude?

3. What city does Act 7 of Strange Interlude take place in?

4. What does Abbie refer to the woman as that Eben is going to see, in Part 2 of Desire Under the Elms?

5. In what state is Ephraim, in the beginning of Part 3 of Desire Under the Elms?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

5. 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?

6. Why does Nina say she's going away in Act 1 of Strange Interlude?

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

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

9. What are Marsden's thoughts at the beginning of Act 1 in Strange Interlude?

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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