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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. Where does Act 1, Scene 1 of Homecoming take place?

2. What kind of ailment does Ezra suffer from?

3. Who is Lavinia's mother?

4. Who does Lavinia ask Brant about in Act 3 of Homecoming?

5. What does Lavinia produce as proof of her suspicions in Act 3 of The Hunted?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Christine enters in Act 3 of The Hunted, Mourning Becomes Electra, what is her reaction? How does this change Orin's mind?

2. Who is Christine in Mourning Becomes Electra? What do she and Lavinia discuss when she first enters?

3. In The Hunted, Mourning Becomes Electra, Act 3, what do Orin and Lavinia discuss in the study?

4. Describe the foreshadowing which takes place in Homecoming, Mourning Becomes Electra.

5. What exposition is taking place at the beginning of The Haunted, Mourning Becomes Electra? Who is present?

6. What does Lavinia ask Brant in Act 3 of Homecoming, Mourning Becomes Electra? What takes place during this discussion?

7. Describe the exposition which takes place at the beginning of Homecoming, Mourning Becomes Electra. Who is speaking, and what is discussed?

8. Who does Darrell talk about in Act 8 of Strange Interlude? Why does this upset Nina?

9. Discuss the characters of Hazel and Peter in the trilogy of Mourning Becomes Electra. What is their role, symbolically?

10. How does Lavinia's crying out to her father in The Hunted, Mourning Becomes Electra reflect similar scenes in the other two plays?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of "Ghosts of the Past" as they are reflected in each of the three plays of the collection (including all three plays of the Electra trilogy). What symbols are used to reflect the theme?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of "relinquishing the ghosts of the past" in Desire Under the Elms. What is symbolically representative of the theme in the play?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the objectives and actions of the character of Darrell in Strange Interlude. What about this character is noble? What are his negative qualities and actions? What does he want?

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