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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What quality does John have that Philip does not that keeps John on a steady path?
(a) Emotional strength
(b) Mental strength
(c) Physical strength
(d) Strength of heart

2. Where does the play open?
(a) In the family room of the farmhouse
(b) In the bedroom of the farmhouse
(c) In the living room of the farmhouse
(d) In the kitchen of the farmhouse

3. What bores Philip as he is talking with Mollie after his stay in the sanatorium?
(a) Talk of Sister
(b) Talk of farmhouse life
(c) Talk of John Tucker
(d) Talk of therapy

4. How did Paris feel while his father was away?
(a) Neglected
(b) Relieved
(c) Sad
(d) Lonely

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Philip primarily blame for his emotional angst?

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

3. What does Sister assure Philip will happen if he calms himself from the fight with Mollie and just comes back home?

4. What does John think Philip has done to Mollie to keep her in love with him?

5. What does Philip say he will do if Mollie leaves him?

(see the answer key)

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