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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the play open?
(a) In the kitchen of the farmhouse
(b) In the family room of the farmhouse
(c) In the living room of the farmhouse
(d) In the bedroom of the farmhouse

2. What do both Mother Lovejoy and Sister honestly think of the state of Philip and Mollie's turbulent relationship during Act 1?
(a) Philip wants to win Mollie back
(b) Philip loves another woman
(c) Mollie does not love Philip
(d) Philip still loves Mollie

3. What kind of institution do we learn Philip is being released from in the beginning of the play?
(a) Prison
(b) The hospital
(c) The military
(d) The sanatorium

4. Where are Mother Lovejoy and Sister staying in anticipation of Philip's homecoming?
(a) Mother Lovejoy's house
(b) Mollie's house
(c) Sister's house
(d) John Tucker's house

5. What type of writing has Philip published?
(a) A book
(b) A newpaper article
(c) A magazine article
(d) A short story

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Molly respond to John's desire to commit to her?

2. What does Philip want more than anything else after he returns from the sanatorium?

3. Why does Mollie hold her new lover at bay with her affections?

4. What happened as a result of Mollie and Philip's first romantic encounter?

5. What did it take for Mollie to fall in love with Philip?

(see the answer key)

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