Question

What major decision does Tom make at the end of the play?

• A. He becomes a teacher
• B. He marries and returns home
• C. He leaves his family like his father did
• D. He takes Laura with him

Answer 1

Answer:

C. He leaves his family like his father did

Tom joins the Merchant Seamen and abandons Amanda and Laura, unable to bear his trapped existence. He regrets leaving Laura but never returns