| A | B |
| What is Mr. Medbourne's passion? | money |
| What is Mr. Gascoigne's passion? | political fame and power |
| What is Widow Wycherly's passion? | her own beauty |
| What is Col Killigrew's passion? | sensual pleasures |
| What does Mr. Medbourne symbolize? | greed |
| What does Mr. Gascoigne symbolize? | hypocrisy |
| What does Widow Wycherly symbolizes? | vanity |
| What does Col Killigrew symbolize? | lust |
| What does a rose symbolize? | Passion |
| What does a butterfly symbolize? | Resurrection |
| What does water represent? | Renewal and rebirth |
| Three images in the study which suggest that Dr. Heidegger is evil? | The dust and cobwebs, the magic book, the skeleton |
| Who's portrait is in Dr. Heidegger's study? | His fiancee's |
| How did Dr. Heidegger's fiancee die? | She took a pharmiceutical from Dr. Heidegger |
| What happens when Dr. Heidegger's guests drink the water? | The return both physically and morally to their youth. |
| What lesson do we learn? | We only have one chance to live our lives. |
| What warning does Dr. Heidegger give his guests? | They should learn from the mistakes they made in their first youths. |
| Doe the guests heed the warning? | no |