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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Captain Brant speaks to Lavinia at some length about his love of _______.
(a) War.
(b) New England.
(c) Travel.
(d) Ships.

2. What color dress is Lavinia wearing the night her father returns?
(a) Green.
(b) Blue.
(c) Black.
(d) Red.

3. Ezra tells Christine there is always ___________ between them.
(a) A daughter.
(b) A wall.
(c) An agreement.
(d) A great love.

4. Lavinia thinks of Peter as a _________.
(a) Lover.
(b) Brother.
(c) Friend.
(d) Hero.

5. What does the doctor call Ezra's heart condition?
(a) Acute.
(b) Palpatations.
(c) Bad luck.
(d) Angina.

Short Answer Questions

1. Orin teases Lavinia when he returns from the war that she is still _____________.

2. Ezra tells Lavinia she always is what?

3. How long are Ezra and Christine married?

4. What is Orin's military rank?

5. What color dress is Christine wearing in Act Three of the first play?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ezra describe Orin's condition to Christine when he returns from the war?

2. What is Orin's tone as he talks to his dead father in Play Two, Act Three?

3. Why does Christine compare the Mannon house to Abe Mannon?

4. What does Hazel tell Lavinia in the last act of the play?

5. What is Orin writing down in Play Three, Act Two?

6. What do Seth and the other men dare Abner Small to do at the beginning of the third play?

7. What about Christine surprises Mrs. Borden and Mrs. Hills?

8. What does Orin say about the Mannon house when he first sees it, after returning from the war?

9. How does Peter react to seeing Lavinia when she returns from her trip to the East?

10. What does Orin say about the war that shocks Christine, Hazel and Peter?

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