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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. How many times did Marsden visit Nina while she was away between Acts 1 and 2?
(a) Once.
(b) Three times.
(c) Four times.
(d) Twice.

2. Why does Leeds say he hated Gordon?
(a) He had blackmailed him.
(b) He was jealous for Nina's love.
(c) He killed his wife.
(d) He stole money from him.

3. How much time has passed between Act 1 and Act 2?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Sixteen years.
(c) Two years.
(d) About a year.

4. What does Marsden say about Gordon's family?
(a) They had died.
(b) They were rich.
(c) They were low stock.
(d) They were abusive.

5. Where does Nina say she is going in Part 1, Act 1?
(a) To London.
(b) To Italy.
(c) To work at the university.
(d) To work at a sanatorium.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Evans' aunt live?

2. Who calls thoughts, "mosquitoes of the soul"?

3. Who startles Marsden by standing outside the doorway in Act 2?

4. What does Nina complain to her father about in Part 1, Act 1?

5. Whom does Darrell say he couldn't share a woman with?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Darrell's response to the money Evans left him in his will?

2. What does Darrell tell Nina about Gordon's behavior towards him in Act 7?

3. What are Marsden's thoughts at the beginning of Act 1?

4. What exposition is provided by Nina's thoughts in the beginning of Act 5? How does Nina feel about Darrell?

5. What does Nina tease Marsden about in Act 6 that makes him angry? How does he react?

6. What does Mrs. Evans ask Nina in Act 3? What is her response?

7. What does Darrell tell Marsden about Nina's behavior at the hospital?

8. What does Nina say about God's indifference in Act 2?

9. What does Darrell want Nina to do in Act 6? How does she respond?

10. Who arrives unexpectedly in Act 6? Why?

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