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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the beginning of Act 2, what activity has Philip resumed?
(a) Writing
(b) Complaining
(c) Arguing
(d) Drinking

2. Who is Mother Lovejoy placing the onus of saving Philip upon?
(a) Philip himself
(b) Paris
(c) Mollie
(d) Sister

3. What kind of family did Philip originally come from?
(a) A prominent family
(b) An abusive family
(c) A middle class family
(d) A poor family

4. Why does Mollie always take Philip back, despite his violent tendencies?
(a) His fidelity
(b) He is charming
(c) He is good natured
(d) His solid Christianity

5. What does Philip want to accomplish now that he has been released from the sanatorium?
(a) Write another novel
(b) Become an actor
(c) Become a doctor
(d) Take a job in town

6. How is Mollie mentally affected by Philip's emotional outbursts?
(a) She is paralyzed in fear
(b) She becomes indifferent to emotions
(c) She slides into a depression
(d) She becomes passive aggressive

7. What does Paris dream of at the beginning of the play?
(a) His father reading to him
(b) His father being a burglar
(c) His father joining the army
(d) His father teaching him skills

8. What quality does Mollie possess that Sister does not and is the reason why Sister remains single?
(a) Beauty
(b) Grace
(c) Earthiness
(d) Nobility

9. What does Paris's school friend immediately do when Philip comes into the room to speak to Paris?
(a) She does not notice him
(b) She says hello to him
(c) She runs from the house
(d) She asks Paris where he's been

10. What is the name of Paris's friend from school?
(a) Hattie
(b) Harry
(c) Mattie
(d) Madeline

11. What does John ask Mollie when he meets up with her in the house?
(a) John asks Mollie to help him build his house
(b) John asks Mollie to wait for him
(c) John asks Mollie to marry him
(d) John asks Mollie for coffee

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

13. What does John's profession symbolize to Mollie?
(a) The height of certain dreams
(b) The rebuilding of a new life
(c) Safety and security
(d) Strength of character

14. What do Mother Lovejoy and Sister continue to do to Mollie now that Philip is back?
(a) Attempt to sway Mollie into dating again someone new
(b) Attempt to sway Mollie into marrying John
(c) Attempt to sway Mollie to convince Philip to quiting writing
(d) Attempt to sway Mollie into re-marrying Philip

15. What are the rumors in town regarding Philip?
(a) His wife is having an affair
(b) He will return to the sanatorium
(c) He is in a crazy emotional state
(d) He is violent and abusive

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mollie and Philip do the day they met?

2. What is John's profession?

3. In the past, what did those who loved Philip tend to do immediately following an outburst of violence or anger?

4. If Philip were to re-marry Mollie, how would Mother Lovejoy benefit?

5. What does Sister strictly advise Mollie not to do in terms of her relationship with John Tucker?

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