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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. Who is Lavinia's brother?

2. Where is the Mannon family home located ?

3. What is Orin suffering from after the war, in Act 3 of Homecoming?

4. Whose grief do the townspeople discuss in Act 1 of The Hunted?

5. Who is Christine anxious for Orin to marry in Act 1 of The Hunted?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Christine in Mourning Becomes Electra? What do she and Lavinia discuss when she first enters?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 themes of Desire Under the Elms to those of Strange Interlude. What themes exist in both plays? How do they differ thematically?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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