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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. Where does Act 3 take place in Strange Interlude?
(a) Marsden's study.
(b) Leeds' study.
(c) Evans' study.
(d) Evans' dining room.

2. Ephraim taunts Eben about the farm, saying that Abbie did what in order to get it for herself in Part 3 of Desire Under the Elms?
(a) Killed Simeon.
(b) Killed her son.
(c) Had his son.
(d) Gave him money.

3. In what state is Ephraim, in the beginning of Part 3 of Desire Under the Elms?
(a) Drunk.
(b) Angry.
(c) Morose.
(d) Jovial.

4. Who does everyone say Nina's baby resembles?
(a) Leeds.
(b) Marsden.
(c) Darrell.
(d) Evans.

5. Where has Marsden been before the play begins in Strange Interlude?
(a) Europe.
(b) Africa.
(c) South America.
(d) China.

Short Answer Questions

1. What about Nina causes concern for her father in Part 1, Act 1 in Strange Interlude?

2. Where is the Cabot farmhouse in Desire Under the Elms?

3. Who does Eben cry out to for not saving the baby in Part 3 of Desire Under the Elms?

4. In Scene 3 of Part 3 in Desire Under the Elms, Ephraim is asleep in his bedroom as Abbie confesses what to Eben?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Evans know Darrell in Strange Interlude? How does he feel about him?

3. What does Abbie confess to Eben in Part 3 in Desire Under the Elms? What is his reaction?

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 symbolism of the fence on the Cabot farm in Desire Under the Elms.

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

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

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

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

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

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