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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where are Mother Lovejoy and Sister staying in anticipation of Philip's homecoming?
(a) Sister's house
(b) John Tucker's house
(c) Mother Lovejoy's house
(d) Mollie's house

3. What will the family remember most about Philip?
(a) His anger and his volatility
(b) His genuis and his angst
(c) His care and his confusion
(d) His love and compassion

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

5. What plans has Paris made for the day that, in addition to other feelings, keeps him from wanting to leave?
(a) He plans to help John with the house
(b) He plans to go hiking
(c) He plans to go fishing
(d) He plans to play with his school friend

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Philip believe his only course of action because Mollie does not understand how much he loves her?

2. What literary device is John's story of his struggle to save the drowning sailor best described as?

3. What is John's profession of an architect a metaphor of?

4. Which character does Philip have questions about the moment he arrives home?

5. Which character is the most capable of showing personal affection as seen especially in Act 3?

(see the answer key)

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