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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Philip want more than anything else after he returns from the sanatorium?
(a) To further develop the farm
(b) To have more children
(c) To feel and live again
(d) To re-marry Mollie

2. Who is Sister?
(a) Philip's sister
(b) Mollie's sister
(c) John's niece
(d) Mother Lovejoy's sister

3. What kind of institution do we learn Philip is being released from in the beginning of the play?
(a) The military
(b) The hospital
(c) Prison
(d) The sanatorium

4. What does Philip suffer from that has led him to suicide attempts in the past?
(a) Anxiety
(b) Depression
(c) Exhaustion
(d) Paranoia

5. What kind of family did Philip originally come from?
(a) A poor family
(b) A prominent family
(c) An abusive family
(d) A middle class family

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Mollie and Philip retreat to following their initial conversation and initial greeting?

2. If Philip were to re-marry Mollie, how would Mother Lovejoy benefit?

3. What is the name of the new man in Mollie's life?

4. Where does the play open?

5. Why does Mollie always take Philip back, despite his violent tendencies?

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