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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. Orin reacts with what, upon seeing Lavinia and Peter kissing in Act 1 of The Haunted?

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

3. What does Lavinia produce as proof of her suspicions in Act 3 of The Hunted?

4. How much time has passed between Acts 2 and 3 in Homecoming?

5. Who is Lavinia's father?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does Lavinia's crying out to her father in The Hunted, Mourning Becomes Electra reflect similar scenes in the other two plays?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare the character of Nina from Strange Interlude to that of Abbie in Desire Under the Elms. How are these women similar? How are they different? Discuss their objectives and actions.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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