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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. For whom does Lavinia harbor a secret admiration?

3. Where does Act 8 take place in Strange Interlude?

4. How long have Lavinia and Orin been away in Act 1 of The Haunted?

5. Who does Ezra say has gathered to wait for him, in Act 4 of Homecoming?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Act 2 of The Hunted, Mourning Becomes Electra, what discussion takes place between Hazel, Peter, Orin, Christine, and Lavinia?

4. What is Nina jealous of in Act 8 of Strange Interlude? Who knows about this?

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

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

7. What does Nina think about doing in the end of Act 9 in Strange Interlude? What are her feelings?

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

9. What is Orin writing in Act 2 of The Haunted, Mourning Becomes Electra? What is Lavinia's reaction?

10. Where is Act Two set in Homecoming, Mourning Becomes Electra? What discussion takes place between Lavinia and Christine here?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the style and use of soliloquy in Strange Interlude. How is this play stylistically different than the others in the collection?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the innovations which O'Neill introduced to the theater in each of these plays. Why did the police attempt to shut down O'Neill's works in New York? What is risque about these plays for their time?

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