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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much time has passed between Acts 2 and 3?

2. How much time has passed between Act 1 and Act 2?

3. Who says, "Why does everyone in the world think they can write"?

4. How many times did Marsden visit Nina while she was away between Acts 1 and 2?

5. Who does Mrs. Evans tell Nina she won't see again?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Leeds believe that Nina hates him?

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 2?

4. What do Marsden's thoughts reveal about Nina in Act 3?

5. How does Marsden feel when he is left alone with Nina in Act 6?

6. What does Nina reveal in reading aloud her letter in Act 3?

7. How does Darrell feel about his family in Act 9?

8. How does Nina regard God in Act 8?

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

10. Why does Nina say she's going away in Act 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the imagery in the play. Define the terms simile and metaphor, and explain how O'Neill makes use of these in Strange Interlude. How does Nina's speech about the tide reflect this?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the "non-character" of Gordon (the first). How does this character affect the action of the play? How is he regarded by the characters in the play?

Essay Topic 3

How does the character of Marsden view the other characters in Strange Interlude? What about his perspective is unique in comparison to the others?

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