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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 Gordon in Act 7 of Strange Interlude?
2. What do Peter and Simeon taunt Ephraim with when he enters, in Desire Under the Elms?
3. Where does Marsden encounter Darrell, before Act 6 in Strange Interlude?
4. Whose death is Nina lamenting in the beginning of Strange Interlude?
5. What does Ephraim say the house has always been, in Part 2 of Desire Under the Elms?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the conversation between Ephraim and Abbie in their bedroom in Part 2 in Desire Under the Elms. What do the stage directions denote in this scene?
2. What does Nina tease Marsden about in Act 6 of Strange Interlude that makes him angry? How does he react?
3. 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?
4. How does Evans know Darrell in Strange Interlude? How does he feel about him?
5. In the climax of Part 3 in Desire Under the Elms, what takes place between Abbie, Ephraim and Eben?
6. What do Evans and his mother talk about in Act 3 of Strange Interlude? What does she ask him about Nina?
7. What does Abbie confess to Eben in Part 3 in Desire Under the Elms? What is his reaction?
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. How does Gordon feel about Darrell in Act 7 of Strange Interlude? How does he respond to Darrell's comments about Evans?
10. How does Nina feel about her family in Act 7 of Strange Interlude? How does she feel about her life and about Darrell?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the use of symbolism and motif in Desire Under the Elms. What predominant motifs are described in the text? What themes do these symbolic images illuminate?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the theme of "Ghosts of the Past" as they are reflected in each of the three plays of the collection (including all three plays of the Electra trilogy). What symbols are used to reflect the theme?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the theme of "Interlude" in the play, Strange Interlude. What does this theme and title phrase refer to? How is it manifested in Nina?
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