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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 Paris carry in his arms when he returns from the barn?
(a) Logs for the fire
(b) A stack of hay
(c) Blueprints of a John's house
(d) The town newspaper

2. What does Philip have the most difficult time controlling about himself?
(a) His mood
(b) His depression
(c) His deep seated madness
(d) His love for Mollie

3. What does John confess his ex-wife did that destroyed their marriage and John's faith in marriage?
(a) She was unfaithful
(b) She did not want children
(c) She paid more attention to his friends than to him
(d) She was abusive

4. Who does Philip turn to automatically when his psyche is challenged and he needs reprieve?
(a) Paris
(b) Sister
(c) Mollie
(d) Mother Lovejoy

5. Who is Mother Lovejoy placing the onus of saving Philip upon?
(a) Philip himself
(b) Paris
(c) Sister
(d) Mollie

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Philip suffer from that has led him to suicide attempts in the past?

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

3. What does Philip want more than anything else after he returns from the sanatorium?

4. What do both Mother Lovejoy and Sister honestly think of the state of Philip and Mollie's turbulent relationship during Act 1?

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

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