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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. Why does Mollie hold her new lover at bay with her affections?
(a) Because falling in love is too scary for Molly
(b) Because falling in love is too painful for Mollie
(c) Because falling in love is really only lust in disguise to Molly
(d) Because falling in love is not casual to Mollie

2. At the dinner table, what does Philip dissuade John from doing?
(a) Making advances towards Mollie
(b) Staying on the property as a tenant
(c) Building his house
(d) Trying to make friends with him

3. What kind of institution do we learn Philip is being released from in the beginning of the play?
(a) The sanatorium
(b) The hospital
(c) Prison
(d) The military

4. Who is the only one that can reach Philip?
(a) Mollie
(b) Sister
(c) No one can reach him
(d) Mother Lovejoy

5. What does Paris's school friend immediately do when Philip comes into the room to speak to Paris?
(a) She asks Paris where he's been
(b) She says hello to him
(c) She does not notice him
(d) She runs from the house

Short Answer Questions

1. How does John describe the act of someone hurting your feelings to Paris?

2. What is the best description for the relationship between Mollie and Philip?

3. What do Mother Lovejoy and Sister continue to do to Mollie now that Philip is back?

4. In what kind of state is Philip when he recalls his boyhood?

5. According to John, what is humiliation the same as?

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