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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Play 3, Act 4,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Christine convinces Brant to get a drug to help kill Ezra from where?
(a) New York.
(b) Paris.
(c) Boston.
(d) London.

2. Which of the following Greek dramas is NOT source material for Mourning Becomes Electra?
(a) Electra by Euripides.
(b) Oedipus the King.
(c) The Orestia.
(d) Electra by Sophocles.

3. What does Christine accuse Lavinia of at the end of the first act of the second play?
(a) Lying.
(b) Gossiping about her.
(c) Murder.
(d) Following her everywhere.

4. What does Ezra beg Christine to give him as he is dying?
(a) Her love.
(b) Pen and paper.
(c) His medicine.
(d) Her forgiveness.

5. What does Brant give up to runaway with Christine?
(a) His fortune.
(b) His ship.
(c) His family.
(d) His dignity.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is it before Brant's ship is due to sail from Boston again?

2. What does the Mannon house remind Orin of when he sees it for the first time after the war?

3. Who does Orin resemble as he walks up the driveway as he returns from the war?

4. What does Orin tell Lavinia killing in the war is like?

5. Where does Lavinia tell Seth she is at the beginning of Part Two in the first scene of Homecoming?

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