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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Strange Interlude, Part 1, Acts 1 and 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long has the father in Desire Under the Elms been gone in the beginning of the play?
(a) Six months.
(b) Three years.
(c) Two years.
(d) Two months.

2. Who talked Gordon out of the marriage before the war in Strange Interlude?
(a) Evans.
(b) Darrell.
(c) Leeds.
(d) Marsden.

3. Whose death is Nina lamenting in the beginning of Strange Interlude?
(a) Gordon Williams.
(b) Gordon Shaw.
(c) Frank Marsden.
(d) Sam Evans.

4. Where does Eben say he's leaving to go, in Part 3, Scene 3 of Desire Under the Elms?
(a) New Mexico.
(b) California.
(c) Canada.
(d) Ireland.

5. Who is the first character we are introduced to in Desire Under the Elms?
(a) Peter.
(b) Eben.
(c) Simeon.
(d) Abbie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Nina say she must go away in Act 1 in Strange Interlude?

2. How old is Abbie's son, in Part 3 of Desire Under the Elms?

3. What does Ephraim say the house has always been, in Part 2 of Desire Under the Elms?

4. What is Simeon's brother's name in Desire Under the Elms?

5. Where is the Cabot farmhouse in Desire Under the Elms?

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