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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Philip employ as a winning strategy when he tells Mollie that he will die if she leaves him?
(a) A bribery mechanism
(b) A guilt mechanism
(c) An ultimatum
(d) A moral obligation

2. What does John tell Paris is the one thing that kills a person's pride?
(a) Betrayal
(b) Defamation
(c) Neglect
(d) Humiliation

3. How does Mollie react to the sudden and unexpected presence of Philip?
(a) Tearful
(b) Joyful
(c) Startled
(d) Angry

4. Why does Philip's family continue to forgive him even when his genius and madness seem to overshadow his entire self?
(a) They are numb to him
(b) They are afraid of him
(c) They love him
(d) They believe he is sick

5. What event does the dream that Paris has in the beginning of the play foreshadow?
(a) His father's love
(b) His father's violence
(c) His father's return
(d) His father's lack of commitment

Short Answer Questions

1. According to John, what is someone hurting your feelings the square root of?

2. What happens when Philip grabs Mollie in a fit of anger?

3. Who does Philip primarily blame for his emotional angst?

4. What does Mother Lovejoy notice has changed in Mollie now that Philip has returned?

5. What did it take for Mollie to fall in love with Philip?

(see the answer key)

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