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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. Which character does Philip have questions about the moment he arrives home?
(a) John
(b) Mother Lovejoy
(c) Paris
(d) Sister

2. Why do most of Philip's family members tend to forgive him, even though he is a violent and volatile man?
(a) He is extremely loyal
(b) He is dedicated
(c) He is honest
(d) He has redemptive charm

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

4. What does Sister strictly advise Mollie not to do in terms of her relationship with John Tucker?
(a) Ask him to leave
(b) Hurt him
(c) Marry him
(d) Have children with him

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What quality does Mollie possess that Sister does not and is the reason why Sister remains single?

2. Where does Sister work?

3. What do both Mother Lovejoy and Sister honestly think of the state of Philip and Mollie's turbulent relationship during Act 1?

4. What happened as a result of Mollie and Philip's first romantic encounter?

5. What quality of Philip has served as the backdrop for the tumultuous lives of his family?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the point of tension about when Philip and John meet for the first time over dinner?

2. Describe the background of Philip Lovejoy.

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

4. What are the blueprints that Paris carries from the barn into the house going to be used for?

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

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

7. What happens when Mollie announces to Philip that she plans to leave with John?

8. What is Paris's reaction to the fact that his mother picked up a stranger off the side of the road and that John has fallen for her?

9. What are Hattie's comments regarding the white coverings over the furnishings?

10. How has Mollie taken the news of Philip's death?

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