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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 Nina ask to come upstairs and help her pack, in Act 1 of Strange Interlude?
(a) Evans.
(b) Marsden.
(c) Leeds.
(d) Mary.

2. Who has Nina married in Act 3 of Strange Interlude?
(a) Darrell.
(b) Evans.
(c) Marsden.
(d) Leeds.

3. How much time has passed between Part 1 and Part 2, Scene 1 of Desire Under the Elms?
(a) One year.
(b) Six months.
(c) Two years.
(d) Two months.

4. Why does Nina say she must go away in Act 1 in Strange Interlude?
(a) To meet a husband.
(b) To make money for the family.
(c) To gain forgiveness from God.
(d) To pay duty to Gordon.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much time has passed between Part 2 and Part 3 of Desire Under the Elms?

2. In the final scene of Desire Under the Elms, Ephraim comments to the Sheriff that the farm is a what?

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

4. How old is the character, Simeon, in Desire Under the Elms?

5. What does Nina talk about in her soliloquy at the beginning of Act 5 in Strange Interlude?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the "character" of Minnie in Desire Under the Elms. What is she representative of?

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

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

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

7. In the climax of Part 3 in Desire Under the Elms, what takes place between Abbie, Ephraim and Eben?

8. What does Darrell tell Marsden about Nina's behavior at the hospital in Strange Interlude?

9. What is the symbolic statement behind Abbie and Eben's entrance into the parlor in Part 2 in Desire Under the Elms?

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

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