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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What plans has Paris made for the day that, in addition to other feelings, keeps him from wanting to leave?
(a) He plans to help John with the house
(b) He plans to play with his school friend
(c) He plans to go hiking
(d) He plans to go fishing

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

3. What is John's profession of an architect a metaphor of?
(a) Building a new way of thinking
(b) Stiking out on his own
(c) Rebuilding Mollie and Paris's lives
(d) Housing a family

4. Upon hearing the news of Mollie's packing, what does Philip want Paris to do?
(a) Find Mother Lovejoy
(b) Get dressed and stay with Sister
(c) Get dressed and come with him
(d) Get dressed and stay inside

5. What will the family remember most about Philip?
(a) His genuis and his angst
(b) His care and his confusion
(c) His love and compassion
(d) His anger and his volatility

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Paris confess and confirm that Philip wanted to do with Paris the morning he left?

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

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

4. What is the main realiziation that Philip has that pushes him over the edge?

5. What literary device is John's story of his struggle to save the drowning sailor best described as?

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