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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 man that Christine convinces Orin she meets in New York, rather than Brant?

2. Who does Christine tell Orin that she is jealous of?

3. What is Orin and Christine's secret password from Orin's childhood?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the thematic points of fate versus free will shown throughout Mourning Becomes Electra.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how O'Neill uses the classical Greek tragedies The Oresteia by Aeschylus, Electra by Sophocles, and Electra by Euripides. What components of the plots are used in Mourning Becomes Electra?

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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