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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the cousins Lavinia and Orin are supposed to be visiting?

2. Lavinia tells Christine that killing Brant is what?

3. Orin tells Christine at the end of the Play Two, Act Three that she is his what?

4. Who does Lavinia send to get Doctor Blake, after Christine kills herself?

5. What is the name of the islander that Orin taunts Christine about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do Orin and Lavinia begin to resemble their parents, not only in appearance, but in the very words they speak by the end of the play? What are the thematic implications of this metamorphosis?

Essay Topic 2

What kind of demands on the audience does Mourning Becomes Electra make? Discuss the structure, length and emotional weight of the play.

Essay Topic 3

What statement about the nature of war and the way it changes a person does O'Neill make through this play?

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