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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Philip want to be in terms of a career?
(a) A politician
(b) A poet
(c) A successful writer
(d) A successful actor

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

3. What kind of institution do we learn Philip is being released from in the beginning of the play?
(a) The military
(b) The hospital
(c) The sanatorium
(d) Prison

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

5. What kind of family did Philip originally come from?
(a) A middle class family
(b) A prominent family
(c) A poor family
(d) An abusive family

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character does Philip have questions about the moment he arrives home?

2. Where are Mother Lovejoy and Sister staying in anticipation of Philip's homecoming?

3. What does Philip want more than anything else after he returns from the sanatorium?

4. Where did Mollie meet her new love?

5. What does Mollie commend Philip on when she first sees him after his stay in the sanatorium?

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