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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the dinner table, what does Philip dissuade John from doing?

2. What is the name of Paris's friend from school?

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

4. What is slowly happening to Philip's family as he continues to display anger and engage in violent outbursts?

5. What is the best description for the relationship between Mollie and Philip?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Philip learns has happened in regards to Mollie after his evening spent in anger and rage?

2. What information does John give Mollie that makes her brighten?

3. How does Mollie react to John's question?

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

5. Where does Philip tell Paris they will go?

6. Where does the play take place?

7. What happens when Philip tries to seek answers as to why he is cursed with such madness?

8. What does Philip recall about his boyhood?

9. What does Paris's friend Hattie think of Philip?

10. How does Paris react to Hattie's questions and curiosity about Philip Lovejoy's suicide?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the Man versus Self internal conflict of Philip Lovejoy. In what ways does he serve as his own worst enemy? In what ways has he turned down all offers of help for success? In what ways is he a friend to himself? Include 3 pieces textual evidence in your response.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and Contrast the characters of John Tucker and Philip Lovejoy. Include the ironies of their lives, including where they come from and who they have become. Discuss how their characters pull different, yet equally powerful emotions out of Mollie. Finally, include Mollie as the driving force of their decisions in your essay. Use 3 pieces of textual evidence in your essay.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the time and setting of the play and how the setting has a direct impact on the characters. Name the historical prototypes that are used in the play and describe how the characters represent the time in history in which the play is set. Also, include an analysis of the farmhouse and how it relates to the plot of the play.

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