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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. What does Ephraim say the farm is made of, in Part 2 of Desire Under the Elms?
(a) Loam.
(b) Stones.
(c) Gold.
(d) Wool.
2. Who is the woman Eben goes to visit in Desire Under the Elms?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Minnie.
(c) Sally.
(d) Jenny.
3. Who does Eben leave to find at the end of Desire Under the Elms?
(a) His brothers.
(b) The Sheriff.
(c) His mother.
(d) His father.
4. Who talked Gordon out of the marriage before the war in Strange Interlude?
(a) Evans.
(b) Leeds.
(c) Marsden.
(d) Darrell.
5. How old is Ephraim in Desire Under the Elms?
(a) 75.
(b) 60.
(c) 59.
(d) 45.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where is the main room in which the dancing is taking place in Part 3 of Desire Under the Elms?
2. In what year does Desire Under the Elms take place?
3. What has happened in Act 5 with Evan's work?
4. Why does Leeds say he hated Gordon?
5. How much time has passed between Part 2 and Part 3 of Desire Under the Elms?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Darrell feel toward Evans in Act 5 of Strange Interlude? What does he plan to do at the end of the act?
2. Describe the thematic elements which are shared by Desire Under the Elms and the other plays in the collection.
3. Describe the conversation between Ephraim and Abbie in their bedroom in Part 2 in Desire Under the Elms. What do the stage directions denote in this scene?
4. Why does Nina say she's going away in Act 1 of Strange Interlude?
5. What does Nina reveal in reading aloud her letter in Act 3 of Strange Interlude?
6. What does Nina tease Marsden about in Act 6 of Strange Interlude that makes him angry? How does he react?
7. What is Abbie doing when Part 3 begins in Desire Under the Elms? What is the talk of the town about?
8. In what ways does Evans compare himself to Gordon in Act 2 of Strange Interlude?
9. The morning after their "tryst," how do Abbie and Eben feel in Desire Under the Elms? How does Ephraim feel?
10. How does Evans know Darrell in Strange Interlude? How does he feel about him?
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