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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Philip question about why no one has ever tried to stop his destructive behavior?
(a) Sister
(b) John
(c) Mollie
(d) Mother Lovejoy

2. 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 emotional debris
(c) Philip's lack of understanding
(d) Philip's control over Mollie

3. When do John and Philip first meet?
(a) When Philip first arrives
(b) They do not meet
(c) At dinnertime
(d) At breakfast

4. How does Mollie react when she learns what her ex-husband had intended to do just hours before his death?
(a) She is in shock
(b) She is horror-stricken
(c) She is angered
(d) She is confused

5. Where are Mother Lovejoy and Sister staying in anticipation of Philip's homecoming?
(a) Mother Lovejoy's house
(b) Sister's house
(c) Mollie's house
(d) John Tucker's house

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Philip have the most difficult time controlling about himself?

2. How does Mollie react to Paris's "square root of wonderful?"

3. What is Philip's emotional state during the third act?

4. What essentially trigger's Paris to decline his father's offer to leave together?

5. Who does Philip turn to automatically when his psyche is challenged and he needs reprieve?

(see the answer key)

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