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

2. Who does Christine say has become mentally unhinged in Act 2 of The Hunted?

3. Who is Christine's lover, in Homecoming?

4. Where has Lavinia been in the beginning of Act 1 of Homecoming?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the objectives and actions of the character of Darrell in Strange Interlude. What about this character is noble? What are his negative qualities and actions? What does he want?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the plot arc of the play, Desire Under the Elms. Who is the protagonist of this play, and in what ways do the events revolve around this character? Define Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, and Resolution in your answer.

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