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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. What is name of the character who first comments on the furnishings in Paris's house?
(a) Mother Lovejoy
(b) Sister
(c) Mollie
(d) Hattie

2. What event does the dream that Paris has in the beginning of the play foreshadow?
(a) His father's return
(b) His father's love
(c) His father's violence
(d) His father's lack of commitment

3. What does John believe is the basis for his calculations of all human conditions?
(a) Genius or paralysis
(b) Safety or danger
(c) Sin or love
(d) Love or danger

4. Who is Sister?
(a) John's niece
(b) Philip's sister
(c) Mollie's sister
(d) Mother Lovejoy's sister

5. What does Philip's mother do after Philip lashes out in anger towards her because of the state of his life?
(a) She says Mollie is to blame for Philip's anger
(b) She breaks down into tears
(c) She packs her bags to go
(d) She goes to find Sister for support

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Mollie in seclusion in her room?

2. Where is Mollie as Philip is talking to Paris about leaving together?

3. What gift does Philip give Paris for his forgotten birthday?

4. Where is Philip watching Mollie from on the night of his arrival?

5. How did Paris feel while his father was away?

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