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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the mother talking about when she says "my mouth fills with mud"?
(a) Her son's fiancee.
(b) Her son.
(c) The neighbor.
(d) The Felix family.

2. What does the mother start to do to her son but stops short in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Slap him.
(b) Kiss him.
(c) Hug him.
(d) Kill him.

3. Who is the mother angry to see at the wedding?
(a) Several members of the Felix family.
(b) Leonardo.
(c) Leonardo's wife.
(d) The bride.

4. What reason does the son give his mother to explain why there are no trees on his bride's land?
(a) There is no man to plant trees.
(b) They do not know how to plant trees.
(c) It's dry.
(d) They don't want trees.

5. Who tells Leonardo's wife that he has been riding his horse to the edge of the plain?
(a) The young girl.
(b) The blacksmith.
(c) The woman who gathers capers.
(d) The bride.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who describes marriage as "endless bitterness"?

2. What is the cover in the lullaby made of?

3. How does the lullaby sung by Leonardo's wife and mother-in-law begin?

4. Why does the neighbor tell the mother that she dislikes the bride's mother?

5. How many years does the mother say it has been since she has left her home?

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