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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why has Mollie been awake instead of sleeping when the play opens?
(a) She was arguing with her ex-husband
(b) She was preparing a stew
(c) She was consoling Sister
(d) She has been discussing plans with her new tenant John

2. What does Philip want more than anything else after he returns from the sanatorium?
(a) To re-marry Mollie
(b) To further develop the farm
(c) To feel and live again
(d) To have more children

3. What bores Philip as he is talking with Mollie after his stay in the sanatorium?
(a) Talk of Sister
(b) Talk of therapy
(c) Talk of farmhouse life
(d) Talk of John Tucker

4. Who does the character of John believe needs to be saved the most in this situation?
(a) Mollie
(b) Paris
(c) Philip
(d) Sister

5. Who does Philip turn to automatically when his psyche is challenged and he needs reprieve?
(a) Sister
(b) Paris
(c) Mother Lovejoy
(d) Mollie

Short Answer Questions

1. What is slowly happening to Philip's family as he continues to display anger and engage in violent outbursts?

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

3. How long has Mollie known her new love?

4. What does John consider a betrayal?

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

(see the answer key)

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