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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Paris's friend from school?
(a) Hattie
(b) Mattie
(c) Madeline
(d) Harry

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

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

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

5. Who does Philip primarily blame for his emotional angst?
(a) His mother
(b) Paris
(c) Sister
(d) Mollie

6. 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 bribery mechanism
(c) A guilt mechanism
(d) A moral obligation

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

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

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

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

11. What is the main way the character of Sister is different from the character of Philip?
(a) She is abusive
(b) She is quiet
(c) She is smart
(d) She is gentle

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

13. What does Philip suffer from that has led him to suicide attempts in the past?
(a) Depression
(b) Anxiety
(c) Exhaustion
(d) Paranoia

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

15. Who has Mollie recently fallen in love with?
(a) John
(b) Paul
(c) Philip
(d) Jack

Short Answer Questions

1. What is John's profession?

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

3. What happened as a result of Mollie and Philip's first romantic encounter?

4. What does Mollie tell Philip she intends to do that will affect her relationship with him?

5. What has Sister never done that seems to astound others?

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