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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 Act 5 take place in The Hunted?

2. Whose speech does Orin's seem an echo of, in Act 1 of The Hunted?

3. Where does Act 1 of The Haunted take place?

4. Who informs Seth of Lavinia and Orin's coming arrival in Act 1 of The Haunted?

5. Orin comments to Lavinia that their arguing makes him think what, in Act 2 of The Haunted?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Ezra's return in Mourning Becomes Electra.

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

3. What exposition is taking place at the beginning of The Haunted, Mourning Becomes Electra? Who is present?

4. In The Hunted, Mourning Becomes Electra, Act 3, what do Orin and Lavinia discuss in the study?

5. What are Orin's and Christine's reactions upon first seeing each other in The Hunted, Mourning Becomes Electra?

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

7. Describe the exposition which takes place at the beginning of Homecoming, Mourning Becomes Electra. Who is speaking, and what is discussed?

8. What do Peter, Hazel, and Lavinia discuss upon their arrival in Homecoming, Mourning Becomes Electra?

9. How is Orin described as in The Hunted, Mourning Becomes Electra? What does he speak of when he arrives?

10. What is significant about Orin's comment of Brant's face in The Hunted, Mourning Becomes Electra, Act 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of revenge as it applies to all three plays in the collection. How is revenge represented differently in each play? How is it one of the cohesive themes which bind the plays?

Essay Topic 2

Compare the characters of Ephraim and Eben in Desire Under the Elms. How are these men alike? How are they different? What actions does each commit through the play?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of "relinquishing the ghosts of the past" in Desire Under the Elms. What is symbolically representative of the theme in the play?

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