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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Philip suffer from that has led him to suicide attempts in the past?
(a) Anxiety
(b) Paranoia
(c) Exhaustion
(d) Depression

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

3. What does Philip admit to Mollie that he needs and can't go on living without?
(a) Writing
(b) Her
(c) Family support
(d) The farmhouse

4. How long has Mollie known her new love?
(a) One year
(b) Ten days
(c) Six months
(d) One week

5. Why does Mollie hold her new lover at bay with her affections?
(a) Because falling in love is too painful for Mollie
(b) Because falling in love is really only lust in disguise to Molly
(c) Because falling in love is too scary for Molly
(d) Because falling in love is not casual to Mollie

Short Answer Questions

1. Why has Mollie been awake instead of sleeping when the play opens?

2. What does Philip want to accomplish now that he has been released from the sanatorium?

3. What do both Mother Lovejoy and Sister honestly think of the state of Philip and Mollie's turbulent relationship during Act 1?

4. What does John think Philip has done to Mollie to keep her in love with him?

5. Who is Sister?

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