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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After John's proposal to Mollie, which character enters the home?
(a) Paris
(b) Sister
(c) Mother Lovejoy
(d) Philip

2. What mode of transportation did Philip take to arrive home sooner than expected?
(a) Plane
(b) Train
(c) Car
(d) Horse

3. Why has Mollie been awake instead of sleeping when the play opens?
(a) She has been discussing plans with her new tenant John
(b) She was preparing a stew
(c) She was arguing with her ex-husband
(d) She was consoling Sister

4. What do both Mother Lovejoy and Sister honestly think of the state of Philip and Mollie's turbulent relationship during Act 1?
(a) Philip loves another woman
(b) Philip still loves Mollie
(c) Mollie does not love Philip
(d) Philip wants to win Mollie back

5. What does John offer Mollie that Phillip cannot?
(a) Passion
(b) Security
(c) Adventure
(d) Volatility

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does the play open?

3. What does Philip admit to Mollie that he needs and can't go on living without?

4. Where does Sister work?

5. What event does the dream that Paris has in the beginning of the play foreshadow?

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