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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does John ask Mollie when he meets up with her in the house?
(a) John asks Mollie to marry him
(b) John asks Mollie for coffee
(c) John asks Mollie to wait for him
(d) John asks Mollie to help him build his house

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

3. What is John trying to find out about Mollie?
(a) If she is interested in money
(b) If she is still in love with Philip
(c) If she is capable of loving him
(d) If she woud be a dedicated wife

4. What is the name of Mollie's ex-husband?
(a) John
(b) Philip
(c) Frank
(d) Henry

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Philip suffer from that has led him to suicide attempts in the past?

3. What does John's profession symbolize to Mollie?

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

5. What does Philip say he will do if Mollie leaves him?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Hattie react to seeing Philip back home for the first time?

2. How does Paris react to Hattie's mention of the word "suicide" in the same sentence as his father's name?

3. What does John discuss with Paris that he considers the square root of sin?

4. Where did Mollie find John?

5. Where does Philip tell Paris they will go?

6. Describe the nightmare that Paris has in the beginning of the play?

7. How does Philip describe his time at the sanatorium?

8. What does Mother Lovejoy want Mollie to do and how does she want Mollie to act regarding her relationship with Philip?

9. What has happened to Philip and his career as a writer?

10. What does Mother Lovejoy offer to Paris now that his father has passed?

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