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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. Why does Mollie hold her new lover at bay with her affections?
(a) Because falling in love is really only lust in disguise to Molly
(b) Because falling in love is too painful for Mollie
(c) Because falling in love is too scary for Molly
(d) Because falling in love is not casual to Mollie

2. Who does Philip question about why no one has ever tried to stop his destructive behavior?
(a) Mollie
(b) Mother Lovejoy
(c) Sister
(d) John

3. Who has Mollie recently fallen in love with?
(a) Philip
(b) John
(c) Paul
(d) Jack

4. What does Philip admit to Mollie that he needs and can't go on living without?
(a) Her
(b) Writing
(c) The farmhouse
(d) Family support

5. Why has Mollie been awake instead of sleeping when the play opens?
(a) She was consoling Sister
(b) She has been discussing plans with her new tenant John
(c) She was preparing a stew
(d) She was arguing with her ex-husband

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of relationship does Philip have with the writing profession?

2. What kind of family did Philip originally come from?

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

4. What does Philip swear is the only thing that will satisfy him and cause him to regain his mental health?

5. Who is Sister?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Mollie and Paris planning to do now that Philip is dead?

2. What does Philip recall about his boyhood?

3. Describe the realization that has put Philip over the edge?

4. What becomes clear to be the main reason Philip wants to take Paris with him?

5. What does Mollie now know for sure about John and their love that the people in her life helped her understand?

6. Who is Sister and what does she do?

7. What is the primary reason why Philip wants to take Paris with him?

8. Why are men attracted to Mollie and not attracted to Sister?

9. What does John consider to be a betrayal?

10. What has happened to Philip's enthusiasm for his writing?

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