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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 swear is the only thing that will satisfy him and cause him to regain his mental health?
(a) A long talk with Mollie
(b) A life with Mollie
(c) To get rid of John
(d) A child with Mollie

2. What does John's profession symbolize to Mollie?
(a) Strength of character
(b) The height of certain dreams
(c) The rebuilding of a new life
(d) Safety and security

3. What does Philip say he will do if Mollie leaves him?
(a) He will come after John
(b) He will take Paris away
(c) He will find her
(d) He will die

4. In the past, what did those who loved Philip tend to do immediately following an outburst of violence or anger?
(a) Ignore him
(b) Punish him
(c) Isolate him
(d) Forgive him

5. Where does the play open?
(a) In the family room of the farmhouse
(b) In the living room of the farmhouse
(c) In the kitchen of the farmhouse
(d) In the bedroom of the farmhouse

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mother Lovejoy notice has changed in Mollie now that Philip has returned?

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

3. Where does Sister work?

4. What is John's profession?

5. What does Philip admit to Mollie that he needs and can't go on living without?

(see the answer key)

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