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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Philip want to be in terms of a career?
(a) A politician
(b) A successful actor
(c) A poet
(d) A successful writer

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

4. What does Philip apologize to Paris about regarding his time away?
(a) Leaving Paris with his mother
(b) For going away altogether
(c) Not coming back earlier
(d) Leaving so much of the farm work to Paris

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

6. What does Philip want to accomplish now that he has been released from the sanatorium?
(a) Become an actor
(b) Take a job in town
(c) Write another novel
(d) Become a doctor

7. What type of writing has Philip published?
(a) A short story
(b) A newpaper article
(c) A magazine article
(d) A book

8. What does Mother Lovejoy notice has changed in Mollie now that Philip has returned?
(a) She has become more graceful
(b) She has lost weight
(c) She has been smiling
(d) She has a certain glow

9. How is Mollie mentally affected by Philip's emotional outbursts?
(a) She becomes indifferent to emotions
(b) She is paralyzed in fear
(c) She becomes passive aggressive
(d) She slides into a depression

10. What is slowly happening to Philip's family as he continues to display anger and engage in violent outbursts?
(a) They are becoming weary
(b) They are becoming strong
(c) They are becoming more forgiving
(d) They are becoming fitful

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

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

13. What do Mother Lovejoy and Sister continue to do to Mollie now that Philip is back?
(a) Attempt to sway Mollie into re-marrying Philip
(b) Attempt to sway Mollie into dating again someone new
(c) Attempt to sway Mollie into marrying John
(d) Attempt to sway Mollie to convince Philip to quiting writing

14. Where are Mother Lovejoy and Sister staying in anticipation of Philip's homecoming?
(a) John Tucker's house
(b) Sister's house
(c) Mother Lovejoy's house
(d) Mollie's house

15. Why does Philip's family continue to forgive him even when his genius and madness seem to overshadow his entire self?
(a) They love him
(b) They believe he is sick
(c) They are numb to him
(d) They are afraid of him

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John consider a betrayal?

2. What kind of family did Philip originally come from?

3. Where did Mollie meet her new love?

4. If Philip were to re-marry Mollie, how would Mother Lovejoy benefit?

5. According to John, what is someone hurting your feelings the square root of?

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