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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Christine call out to protect Adam Brant at the end of Play Two, Act Three?
(a) Orin.
(b) Ezra.
(c) David.
(d) Lavinia.

2. What does Seth bet Abner to stay the night in the Mannon house?
(a) Ten dollars and a jug of liquor.
(b) A jug of rum.
(c) A million dollars.
(d) The town.

3. Why does Brant have a pistol out as he tells the drunk shantyman on the wharf to show himself?
(a) He is afraid of Orin.
(b) There are robberies in port.
(c) He thinks it's a ghost.
(d) There are mutiny on his ship.

4. What color dress is Lavinia wearing in the first act of Play Three?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) Green.
(d) Blue.

5. What does Orin tell his mother that Brant does to her to get her to murder Ezra?
(a) Beg.
(b) Brainwash.
(c) Drug.
(d) Hypnotize.

6. Orin tells his mother that he feels the presence of __________ in the house.
(a) Evil.
(b) Abe.
(c) Love.
(d) Ezra.

7. Orin tells his dead father that now that Ezra is gone, they can be what?
(a) Friends.
(b) Enemies.
(c) Brothers.
(d) Done.

8. What is the name of the ship officer that Orin accuses Lavinia of wanting on their trip East?
(a) Wilkins.
(b) Willoby.
(c) Wells.
(d) Wilson.

9. Where does Christine tell Brant it looks like she goes if they sail away together?
(a) Visiting friends.
(b) A voyage of grief.
(c) New York.
(d) Boston.

10. Orin tells Christine about a book he reads during the war that tells him all about what?
(a) Farming.
(b) China.
(c) The islands.
(d) Death.

11. Where does Orin kill Brant?
(a) The warehouse.
(b) In Brant's cabin.
(c) The wharf.
(d) On the deck of the ship.

12. What does Orin tell Lavinia killing in the war is like?
(a) Killing his soul.
(b) Making love.
(c) Killing the same man twice.
(d) Finding freedom.

13. What is the name of the islander that Orin taunts Christine about?
(a) Abner.
(b) Ashmanni.
(c) Ashanti.
(d) Avahanni.

14. How does Orin kill himself?
(a) Hanging.
(b) Poison.
(c) Drowning.
(d) Ezra's gun.

15. How long does Abner Small have to stay in the Mannon house to win the bet?
(a) Until moonrise.
(b) Until midnight.
(c) Until noon.
(d) Until sunrise.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Orin tells Lavinia in the third act of Play Two that he never forgets what?

3. Who is Orin speaking to in the beginning of Play Three, Act Two?

4. Who is Lavinia calling away to help in Play Three, Act Three?

5. Who does Orin think is waiting for him in the study, when he returns from his long trip with Lavinia?

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