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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Paris go to do after his father discusses love and nature with him?
(a) To get ready to go fishing
(b) To find Mother Lovejoy
(c) To rouse Mollie
(d) To wake Sister

2. When Philip was younger, how long did he think love and joy would last?
(a) Until manhood
(b) As long as he wanted it to
(c) He didn't know
(d) Forever

3. How does Mollie react to Paris's "square root of wonderful?"
(a) She is happy
(b) She does not understand
(c) She laughs
(d) She hugs Paris and John

4. Why does Philip need Paris to accompany him?
(a) To make his mother worry
(b) To save him from himself
(c) As payback to Mollie
(d) To soothe him from fear

5. Why is Mollie in seclusion in her room?
(a) She is paralyzed with grief
(b) She does not believe the truth
(c) She is waiting for John
(d) She is depressed

6. What is Paris's answer to his father's idea to leave together?
(a) Paris wants to tell his mother he is leaving
(b) Paris leaves willingly
(c) Paris is excited to leave the farm
(d) Paris refuses to leave

7. Which character is the most capable of showing personal affection as seen especially in Act 3?
(a) Mother Lovejoy
(b) Mollie
(c) John
(d) Paris

8. What was Mollie thinking at the moment of Philip's death that, because of their strong connection, she knows Philip knew about?
(a) Her love for Philip
(b) John
(c) Paris
(d) The choice of her future husband

9. Which character tries most to console Mollie in her most desperate, grieving time?
(a) John
(b) Mother Lovejoy
(c) Paris
(d) Sister

10. What is Philip ultimately seeking as he is making his escape and intending to end his life?
(a) Comfort
(b) Acceptance
(c) Satisfaction
(d) Happiness

11. Where is Mollie as Philip is talking to Paris about leaving together?
(a) She is outside with John
(b) She is sleeping
(c) She is preparing breakfast
(d) She is talking with Mother Lovejoy

12. How does Mother Lovejoy show that Paris is now the one she will love the most?
(a) By promising him a new father
(b) By promising him a new life
(c) By promising him an inheritance
(d) By promising him a new home

13. With Mollie's bags packed, what does Mollie intend to do?
(a) To teach Mother Lovejoy a lesson
(b) To scare Philip
(c) To leave her family
(d) To threaten to leave

14. Who serves as the main voice of reason for Mollie during her grief?
(a) John
(b) Sister
(c) Mother Lovejoy
(d) Paris

15. Who does Mollie blame for Philip's death?
(a) Philip
(b) John
(c) Herself
(d) Paris

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Philip recall in response to Paris's outdoor plans for the day?

2. Where does Philip tell Paris he intends to go with him?

3. What is Philip inevitably intending to do because he cannot solve his own problems?

4. What does the state of the furniture in Paris's house make it look like the family is in the throws of?

5. What will the family remember most about Philip?

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