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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character does Philip have questions about the moment he arrives home?
(a) Paris
(b) Mother Lovejoy
(c) Sister
(d) John

2. Who is Mother Lovejoy placing the onus of saving Philip upon?
(a) Mollie
(b) Sister
(c) Philip himself
(d) Paris

3. What quality does John have that Philip does not that keeps John on a steady path?
(a) Strength of heart
(b) Physical strength
(c) Mental strength
(d) Emotional strength

4. Who does Philip turn to automatically when his psyche is challenged and he needs reprieve?
(a) Sister
(b) Mother Lovejoy
(c) Paris
(d) Mollie

5. What does John offer Mollie that Phillip cannot?
(a) Security
(b) Adventure
(c) Passion
(d) Volatility

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

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

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

9. What does Sister assure Philip will happen if he calms himself from the fight with Mollie and just comes back home?
(a) He might fall in love with another woman
(b) He would make sound decisions
(c) He would regain mental clarity
(d) He could write in peace and quite

10. What gift does Philip give Paris for his forgotten birthday?
(a) A hand carved statue
(b) A hand carved chess set
(c) A hand carved chest
(d) A hand carved toy box

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

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

13. Where is Philip watching Mollie from on the night of his arrival?
(a) From behind the trees
(b) The porch
(c) The doorway
(d) The window

14. What does Paris dream of at the beginning of the play?
(a) His father joining the army
(b) His father reading to him
(c) His father being a burglar
(d) His father teaching him skills

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Philip want to accomplish now that he has been released from the sanatorium?

2. What does Philip say he will do if Mollie leaves him?

3. What are the rumors in town regarding Philip?

4. In the past, what did those who loved Philip tend to do immediately following an outburst of violence or anger?

5. What event does the dream that Paris has in the beginning of the play foreshadow?

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