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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Philip apologize to Paris about regarding his time away?
(a) For going away altogether
(b) Leaving so much of the farm work to Paris
(c) Leaving Paris with his mother
(d) Not coming back earlier

2. What does John consider a betrayal?
(a) Philip's actions towards Paris
(b) Mollie and Philip's intimacy
(c) Philip's attempts to disuade him
(d) Mollie's indecision

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

4. What needs to be reconciled in order for John and Mollie to begin building a new life for the two of them?
(a) Philip's madness
(b) Philip's control over Mollie
(c) Philip's emotional debris
(d) Philip's lack of understanding

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John offer Mollie that Phillip cannot?

2. What quality of Philip has served as the backdrop for the tumultuous lives of his family?

3. Who is Mollie comforting at the beginning of the play?

4. What does Philip eventually conclude about himself regarding his failures?

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

(see the answer key)

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