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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 the new man in Mollie's life?
(a) John Tucker
(b) Paul Tucker
(c) Philip Lovejoy
(d) John Taylor

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

3. What did it take for Mollie to fall in love with Philip?
(a) A touch of the hand
(b) One kiss
(c) A long courtship process
(d) A marriage proposal

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

5. What do both Mother Lovejoy and Sister honestly think of the state of Philip and Mollie's turbulent relationship during Act 1?
(a) Philip loves another woman
(b) Philip wants to win Mollie back
(c) Philip still loves Mollie
(d) Mollie does not love Philip

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

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

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

9. What does Philip have the most difficult time controlling about himself?
(a) His love for Mollie
(b) His deep seated madness
(c) His mood
(d) His depression

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

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

12. What does Paris's school friend immediately do when Philip comes into the room to speak to Paris?
(a) She runs from the house
(b) She does not notice him
(c) She asks Paris where he's been
(d) She says hello to him

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the character of John represent to Mollie and Paris in terms of their future?

3. What does Philip admit to Mollie that he needs and can't go on living without?

4. What mode of transportation did Philip take to arrive home sooner than expected?

5. Who is Sister?

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