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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. Where does Eben get the money he promises to the others in Desire Under the Elms?

2. What does Ephraim say the farm is made of, in Part 2 of Desire Under the Elms?

3. Why does Eben offer the others money in Part 1 of Desire Under the Elms?

4. Who does everyone say Nina's baby resembles?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What has happened between Acts 5 and 6 of Strange Interlude? Who reveals the exposition at the beginning of this act?

4. Who is Eben said to resemble in Desire Under the Elms?

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

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

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

8. The morning after their "tryst," how do Abbie and Eben feel in Desire Under the Elms? How does Ephraim feel?

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 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 of Homecoming and how it relates to Agamemnon of the Oresteia. Which characters are reflected in each play? How are the actions similar? How does the plot deviate?

Essay Topic 2

Compare the characters of Lavinia and Christine in the Mourning Becomes Electra trilogy. How and why do these characters become more alike in the progression of the trilogy?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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