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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Paris confide in John that he has not confided in his father?
(a) The insecurities of adolescence
(b) His sadness
(c) His resentment of his father
(d) his anger towards his father

2. What happens when Philip grabs Mollie in a fit of anger?
(a) He tears her dress
(b) Mollie falls down
(c) John enters the scene
(d) Mollie screams

3. What event does the dream that Paris has in the beginning of the play foreshadow?
(a) His father's return
(b) His father's lack of commitment
(c) His father's love
(d) His father's violence

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

5. 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-worth
(c) It is a loss of pride
(d) It is a loss of self-esteem

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

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

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

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

10. What does Philip want more than anything else after he returns from the sanatorium?
(a) To further develop the farm
(b) To feel and live again
(c) To have more children
(d) To re-marry Mollie

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

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

13. What quality of Philip has served as the backdrop for the tumultuous lives of his family?
(a) His artistic genius
(b) His loving relationships
(c) His violent rages
(d) His compassionate friendship

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Sister?

2. What does Paris carry in his arms when he returns from the barn?

3. What does Paris dream of at the beginning of the play?

4. What does John offer Mollie that Phillip cannot?

5. How does Molly respond to John's desire to commit to her?

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