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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. Who does Philip question about why no one has ever tried to stop his destructive behavior?
(a) John
(b) Mollie
(c) Mother Lovejoy
(d) Sister

2. Why does Mollie hold her new lover at bay with her affections?
(a) Because falling in love is not casual to Mollie
(b) Because falling in love is too painful for Mollie
(c) Because falling in love is too scary for Molly
(d) Because falling in love is really only lust in disguise to Molly

3. What does Paris confide in John that he has not confided in his father?
(a) his anger towards his father
(b) The insecurities of adolescence
(c) His sadness
(d) His resentment of his father

4. What type of writing has Philip published?
(a) A newpaper article
(b) A book
(c) A magazine article
(d) A short story

5. What did it take for Mollie to fall in love with Philip?
(a) A long courtship process
(b) One kiss
(c) A touch of the hand
(d) A marriage proposal

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of family did Philip originally come from?

2. Who is Mother Lovejoy placing the onus of saving Philip upon?

3. What does the character of John represent to Mollie and Paris in terms of their future?

4. Why does Mollie always take Philip back, despite his violent tendencies?

5. What quality does John have that Philip does not that keeps John on a steady path?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Philip's rationale for leaving before dawn?

2. What do Mother Lovejoy and Sister subtlety attempt to sway Mollie into doing?

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

4. What does Mollie now know for sure about John and their love that the people in her life helped her understand?

5. 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?

6. What is the primary reason why Philip wants to take Paris with him?

7. What is Mollie horror-stricken about?

8. What is Paris's reaction to his father's idea of leaving?

9. How does Paris react to Hattie's mention of the word "suicide" in the same sentence as his father's name?

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

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