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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Ephraim in Desire Under the Elms?

2. Where does Nina say she is going in Part 1, Act 1 in Strange Interlude?

3. How does Eben react to Abbie's confession in Part 3 of Desire Under the Elms?

4. What afflicted Marsden's mother?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In what ways does Evans compare himself to Gordon in Act 2 of Strange Interlude?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Nina tease Marsden about in Act 6 of Strange Interlude that makes him angry? How does he react?

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

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

10. How does Darrell feel toward Evans in Act 5 of Strange Interlude? What does he plan to do at the end of the act?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the plot structure of Strange Interlude. How structurally different is this play than the others? What is the climax of the play? What is the resolution?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the actions and events which occur in The Hunted. Which play of the Oresteia is this play an adaptation of? How do the plot points differ than in Aeschylus' play?

Essay Topic 3

Compare the characters of Ezra and Brant in the Mourning Becomes Electra trilogy. Who are these characters representative of in the Oresteia? How are they different than the source material?

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