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

2. According to John, what is someone hurting your feelings the square root of?

3. What is the name of Mollie's ex-husband?

4. What does Mother Lovejoy notice has changed in Mollie now that Philip has returned?

5. What does Philip swear is the only thing that will satisfy him and cause him to regain his mental health?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Philip want Paris to get dressed?

2. How has Mollie taken the news of Philip's death?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What happens when John re-enters the home after Mother Lovejoy and Sister have returned to bed?

10. How does Mollie believe Philip died?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the theme of "The Square Root of Wonderful?" What is the main idea or underlying meaning? It may be stated or implied but it is an idea the author returns to time and again and is the most important idea in the story. Explain your answer by sharing the feelings of the main character, the thoughts and conversations he has, the actions and events of the story, and what the characters ultimately learn.

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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