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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 Mollie commend Philip on when she first sees him after his stay in the sanatorium?
(a) His manners
(b) His looks
(c) His progress
(d) His kindness

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

3. Why does Mollie always take Philip back, despite his violent tendencies?
(a) He is good natured
(b) His fidelity
(c) His solid Christianity
(d) He is charming

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

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. What is the name of Mollie's ex-husband?

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

3. What does Philip want to be in terms of a career?

4. What did Mollie and Philip do the day they met?

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

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