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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 enters with Lavinia and Peter in Act 1 of The Hunted?
(a) Christine.
(b) Hazel.
(c) Orin.
(d) Seth.

2. How are the faces of the Mannon family described in Act 1 of Homecoming?
(a) Soft.
(b) Joyful.
(c) Mask-like.
(d) Vicious.

3. Where does Act 1, Scene 1 of Homecoming take place?
(a) The exterior of the Mannon home.
(b) The parlor.
(c) Ezra's study.
(d) The dining room.

4. Who does Nina say she'll marry in Act 9 of Strange Interlude?
(a) Evans.
(b) Leeds.
(c) Marsden.
(d) Darrell.

5. Where does Act 9 take place, in Strange Interlude?
(a) California.
(b) New York City.
(c) New Hampshire.
(d) Long Island.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much time has passed between Acts 2 and 3 in Homecoming?

2. Who does Orin swear he will kill if Lavinia's suspicions are true in Act 1 of The Hunted?

3. For whom does Lavinia harbor a secret admiration?

4. Who is Christine's lover, in Homecoming?

5. Who does Christine go to warn at the end of Act 2 of The Hunted?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the scene in Ezra's bedroom when he dies in Mourning Becomes Electra.

2. Discuss the characters of Hazel and Peter in the trilogy of Mourning Becomes Electra. What is their role, symbolically?

3. Why are the final lines of Act 1, Scene 1 of The Haunted, Mourning Becomes Electra ironic?

4. Who does Darrell talk about in Act 8 of Strange Interlude? Why does this upset Nina?

5. How does the theme of justice in The Haunted, Mourning Becomes Electra relate to the same theme in The Oresteia?

6. How does Lavinia's crying out to her father in The Hunted, Mourning Becomes Electra reflect similar scenes in the other two plays?

7. Describe the foreshadowing which takes place in Homecoming, Mourning Becomes Electra.

8. What is Nina jealous of in Act 8 of Strange Interlude? Who knows about this?

9. Who interrupts Gordon and Madeline in Act 9 of Strange Interlude? What are this character's thoughts about them?

10. What does Lavinia ask Brant in Act 3 of Homecoming, Mourning Becomes Electra? What takes place during this discussion?

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