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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mollie react when she learns what her ex-husband had intended to do just hours before his death?
(a) She is confused
(b) She is angered
(c) She is horror-stricken
(d) She is in shock

2. What does the covered furniture symbolize?
(a) The future
(b) The need to move on
(c) Philip's death
(d) The ghosts of the past

3. What has Philip done to convince Mollie that he loves her?
(a) Used his son to get to her
(b) Threatened her
(c) Become enraged with passion over her
(d) Everything he can

4. What does Philip now see love and nature to be?
(a) Uncontrollable
(b) A struggle
(c) Fleeting happiness
(d) Pure joy

5. What is the best word to describe the scene between father and son when it becomes clear that Philip intends to kill himself?
(a) Poignant
(b) Thrilling
(c) Horrific
(d) Fearful

6. What does Philip's desire to get Paris to leave with him stem from?
(a) Fear of being alone
(b) Pure evil
(c) Fear of going on without Mollie
(d) His ultimate desire to live

7. How is Philip incapable of thinking?
(a) He is incapable of thinking about the safety of his child
(b) He is incapable of thinking positively
(c) He is incapable of thinking rationaly
(d) He is incapable of thinking of anyone besides himself

8. What does Paris go to do after his father discusses love and nature with him?
(a) To rouse Mollie
(b) To wake Sister
(c) To find Mother Lovejoy
(d) To get ready to go fishing

9. What does Philip consider the power of love to be?
(a) Inspiring
(b) Depressing
(c) Joyful
(d) Powerful

10. With Mollie's bags packed, what does Mollie intend to do?
(a) To threaten to leave
(b) To leave her family
(c) To teach Mother Lovejoy a lesson
(d) To scare Philip

11. How does Mother Lovejoy show that Paris is now the one she will love the most?
(a) By promising him a new father
(b) By promising him a new home
(c) By promising him an inheritance
(d) By promising him a new life

12. What does Paris accuse his father of being to come up with such an idea of leaving?
(a) Tired
(b) Hungover
(c) Drunk
(d) High

13. What happens to Mollie's attitude after she hears John's story about the sailor?
(a) She begins to understand
(b) She remains paralyzed
(c) She laughs
(d) She gets more depressed

14. What is Philip ultimately seeking as he is making his escape and intending to end his life?
(a) Acceptance
(b) Happiness
(c) Comfort
(d) Satisfaction

15. What does Paris confess and confirm that Philip wanted to do with Paris the morning he left?
(a) Take Mollie with him
(b) Take Paris with him
(c) Plot against John
(d) Leave alone

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mollie the most grateful for after Philip's death?

2. Who has Mother Lovejoy transfered her affection to now that Philip has passed?

3. How does Mollie describe the memory of Philip?

4. What does Mother Lovejoy claim the taxi cab driver will do that will be disturbing to Mollie and is the reason why they should chose another mode of transportation?

5. What are Mother Lovejoy and Sister preparing to do while Mollie is in seclusion?

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