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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. What does Ezra suffer from in Act 4 of Homecoming?

2. A drunken sailor gives Brant the news of what, in Act 4 of The Hunted?

3. In what room of the house does Act 1 of The Haunted take place?

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

5. Who does Lavinia ask Brant about in Act 3 of Homecoming?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Discuss the characters of Hazel and Peter in the trilogy of Mourning Becomes Electra. What is their role, symbolically?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the theme of Incest and Family Secrets in the Mourning Becomes Electra trilogy. Within which characters is this theme manifested? What actions are representative of the theme?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of "Interlude" in the play, Strange Interlude. What does this theme and title phrase refer to? How is it manifested in Nina?

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