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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Orin tell Christine they can go now that Brant is dead?

2. What is Orin carrying, when he and Lavinia return to the house in Act Five of the second play?

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

4. Lavinia threatens to do what if Orin doesn't listen to what she has to say about Christine and their father's death?

5. Orin tells a shocked Lavinia that she must learn to _________ death.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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 does Mourning Becomes Electra make on the nature and power of guilt?

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