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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the best description for the relationship between Mollie and Philip?
(a) Strong
(b) Loving
(c) Volatile
(d) Happy

2. What does Paris dream of at the beginning of the play?
(a) His father joining the army
(b) His father reading to him
(c) His father being a burglar
(d) His father teaching him skills

3. Who is Mollie comforting at the beginning of the play?
(a) Sister
(b) John
(c) Philip
(d) Paris

4. Where did Mollie meet her new love?
(a) At a local bar
(b) Through mutual friends
(c) At church
(d) On the side of the road

5. If Philip were to re-marry Mollie, how would Mother Lovejoy benefit?
(a) She would benefit by heightening her social status
(b) She would benefit by keeping the house
(c) She would benefit by having a big family
(d) She would benefit economically

Short Answer Questions

1. Why has Mollie been awake instead of sleeping when the play opens?

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

3. Where does the play open?

4. What bores Philip as he is talking with Mollie after his stay in the sanatorium?

5. What does John offer Mollie that Phillip cannot?

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