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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the main realiziation that Philip has that pushes him over the edge?
(a) His writing career is doomed
(b) Mollie intends to leave him
(c) John is not going away
(d) His mother no longer supports him

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

3. What does Philip recall in response to Paris's outdoor plans for the day?
(a) Paris's childhood
(b) His love of boating
(c) His own childhood
(d) His love of the outdoors

4. Why does Mother Lovejoy want to hire a limousine for Mollie?
(a) So she may cry in peace
(b) For privacy from the public
(c) So no one can see inside
(d) To show status

5. When does Philip wake after his last tirade?
(a) Just before dawn
(b) Late in the morning
(c) Noon
(d) At dawn

6. 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 horror-stricken
(c) She is angered
(d) She is in shock

7. What are Mother Lovejoy and Sister preparing to do while Mollie is in seclusion?
(a) Preparing for the funeral
(b) Preparing to return home
(c) Preparing the will and testament paperwork
(d) Preparing the home for funeral guests

8. How does Paris respond to his father's idea of leaving?
(a) Paris strongly hesitates
(b) Paris becomes angry
(c) Paris is indifferent
(d) Paris agrees to go

9. Where are Paris and his mother moving to?
(a) Brooklyn Heights
(b) Bronx Village
(c) Brookyn Yard
(d) New York City

10. How does Paris feel about his father's irrational behavior?
(a) Scared
(b) Anxious
(c) Frustrated
(d) Worried

11. Who does Mother Lovejoy say will inherit her estate when she dies?
(a) Paris
(b) Mollie
(c) Mollie and Paris
(d) Sister

12. What kind of surroundings does Philip prefer now as opposed to his boyhood?
(a) Philip prefers only the company of Mollie
(b) Philip prefers people around him
(c) Philip prefers the forest
(d) Philip prefers the darkness

13. What is the story that John tells when relating to Paris's story regarding his father?
(a) A sailor that drowned himself
(b) A sailor who kept pulling down John with him
(c) A sailor who was sad
(d) A sailor who killed himself

14. Which character tries most to console Mollie in her most desperate, grieving time?
(a) Sister
(b) John
(c) Paris
(d) Mother Lovejoy

15. What is Mollie the most grateful for after Philip's death?
(a) Her whole extended family
(b) The house and her new life
(c) Paris and John
(d) Mother Lovejoy and Sister

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Philip's emotional state during the third act?

2. Who serves as the main voice of reason for Mollie during her grief?

3. What is Philip's rationale for escaping with Paris?

4. How does Mother Lovejoy show that Paris is now the one she will love the most?

5. Why is Mollie in seclusion in her room?

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