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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the character of Mollie rely on most when she makes a decision?
(a) Instinct
(b) Reason
(c) Advice
(d) Knowledge

2. What does Philip believe his artistic brilliance to be?
(a) A gift
(b) Inadequate
(c) A random occurance
(d) A curse

3. According to John, what is humiliation the same as?
(a) Hatred
(b) Theft
(c) Evil
(d) Murder

4. What does Sister strictly advise Mollie not to do in terms of her relationship with John Tucker?
(a) Have children with him
(b) Marry him
(c) Hurt him
(d) Ask him to leave

5. What bores Philip as he is talking with Mollie after his stay in the sanatorium?
(a) Talk of therapy
(b) Talk of John Tucker
(c) Talk of Sister
(d) Talk of farmhouse life

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

7. What does John think Philip has done to Mollie to keep her in love with him?
(a) Scared her
(b) Paid her
(c) Cast a spell on her
(d) Threatened her with violence

8. What does Philip admit to Mollie that he needs and can't go on living without?
(a) The farmhouse
(b) Her
(c) Writing
(d) Family support

9. What kind of relationship does Philip have with the writing profession?
(a) Indifferent
(b) Love-hate
(c) Negative
(d) Positive

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

11. What is the name of the new man in Mollie's life?
(a) John Taylor
(b) Philip Lovejoy
(c) John Tucker
(d) Paul Tucker

12. What quality does Philip display as equally as his madness?
(a) His compassion
(b) His sensitivity
(c) His kindness
(d) His genius

13. What quality does Mollie possess that Sister does not and is the reason why Sister remains single?
(a) Nobility
(b) Grace
(c) Earthiness
(d) Beauty

14. What happened as a result of Mollie and Philip's first romantic encounter?
(a) Mollie got pregnant
(b) Philip proposed
(c) They stopped dating
(d) They got married

15. What does Mollie tell Philip she intends to do that will affect her relationship with him?
(a) Marry Philip
(b) Leave with Philip
(c) Leave with John
(d) Marry John

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Philip grabs Mollie in a fit of anger?

2. Why has Mollie been awake instead of sleeping when the play opens?

3. Who is Mother Lovejoy placing the onus of saving Philip upon?

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

5. What does John confess his ex-wife did that destroyed their marriage and John's faith in marriage?

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