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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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 emotional debris
(b) Philip's madness
(c) Philip's control over Mollie
(d) Philip's lack of understanding

3. What did Mollie and Philip do the day they met?
(a) Met Mollie's parents
(b) Made love
(c) Danced all night
(d) Talked all night

4. What does Philip employ as a winning strategy when he tells Mollie that he will die if she leaves him?
(a) An ultimatum
(b) A moral obligation
(c) A bribery mechanism
(d) A guilt mechanism

5. What does Philip eventually conclude about himself regarding his failures?
(a) That he is unworthy
(b) That he is to blame
(c) That he has no talent
(d) That he is a killjoy

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

7. What is the name of Mollie's ex-husband?
(a) John
(b) Philip
(c) Frank
(d) Henry

8. How long has Mollie known her new love?
(a) One week
(b) Ten days
(c) Six months
(d) One year

9. What does John consider a betrayal?
(a) Philip's actions towards Paris
(b) Mollie's indecision
(c) Mollie and Philip's intimacy
(d) Philip's attempts to disuade him

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

11. What is John trying to find out about Mollie?
(a) If she is capable of loving him
(b) If she is still in love with Philip
(c) If she is interested in money
(d) If she woud be a dedicated wife

12. What does Mollie commend Philip on when she first sees him after his stay in the sanatorium?
(a) His progress
(b) His looks
(c) His manners
(d) His kindness

13. How does John describe the act of someone hurting your feelings to Paris?
(a) It is a loss of self-worth
(b) It is a loss of self-esteem
(c) It is a loss of pride
(d) It is a loss of dignity

14. Who is aghast that John could love Mollie after such a short time?
(a) Mother Lovejoy
(b) Sister
(c) Philip
(d) Paris

15. What is the best description for the relationship between Mollie and Philip?
(a) Loving
(b) Happy
(c) Volatile
(d) Strong

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Philip believe his artistic brilliance to be?

2. What does Philip apologize to Paris about regarding his time away?

3. Who is Mollie comforting at the beginning of the play?

4. What is the name of Paris's friend from school?

5. What does John's profession symbolize to Mollie?

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