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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sister assure Philip will happen if he calms himself from the fight with Mollie and just comes back home?
(a) He would make sound decisions
(b) He might fall in love with another woman
(c) He would regain mental clarity
(d) He could write in peace and quite

2. When do John and Philip first meet?
(a) They do not meet
(b) At breakfast
(c) At dinnertime
(d) When Philip first arrives

3. What is John's profession?
(a) Businessman
(b) Teacher
(c) Architect
(d) Banker

4. Who has Mollie recently fallen in love with?
(a) Philip
(b) Jack
(c) Paul
(d) John

5. What does Philip say he will do if Mollie leaves him?
(a) He will take Paris away
(b) He will die
(c) He will come after John
(d) He will find her

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Paris carry in his arms when he returns from the barn?

2. What does Philip want to be in terms of a career?

3. What does John tell Paris is the one thing that kills a person's pride?

4. Where does Sister work?

5. What mode of transportation did Philip take to arrive home sooner than expected?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has happened to Philip and his career as a writer?

2. What does Mother Lovejoy want Mollie to do and how does she want Mollie to act regarding her relationship with Philip?

3. Describe the nightmare that Paris has in the beginning of the play?

4. What becomes clear to be the main reason Philip wants to take Paris with him?

5. What happens when John re-enters the home after Mother Lovejoy and Sister have returned to bed?

6. How does Philip talk and feel about love and nature now?

7. What happens when Philip tries to seek answers as to why he is cursed with such madness?

8. How does Philip return to the farmhouse before he is expected?

9. What does John hope the story of the sailor will accomplish?

10. Where does Philip tell Paris they will go?

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