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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Desire under the Elms, Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Abbie asks whether Eben would love her again if she could prove what?
(a) She killed Ephraim.
(b) She loved him more than anything.
(c) She left the farm.
(d) She killed herself.

2. Who does Abbie say that Eben resembles in Part 2 of Desire Under the Elms?
(a) Simeon.
(b) His mother.
(c) Ephraim.
(d) Peter.

3. Who does Eben call on to take vengeance on Abbie for her deception?
(a) His brothers.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) God.

4. What does Ephraim say the farm is made of, in Part 2 of Desire Under the Elms?
(a) Wool.
(b) Loam.
(c) Stones.
(d) Gold.

5. How does Eben react to Abbie's confession in Part 3 of Desire Under the Elms?
(a) With joy and admiration.
(b) With rage and disgust.
(c) With love and appreciation.
(d) With jealousy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What song does the fiddler play in Part 3 of Desire Under the Elms?

2. What does Ephraim say he'd turn free when he died?

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

4. Ephraim calls Abbie his what, in Part 2 of Desire Under the Elms?

5. Why does Eben offer the others money in Part 1 of Desire Under the Elms?

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