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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the mother say to her son just before he leaves her house in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) I love you.
(b) See you soon.
(c) Go with God.
(d) Peace be with you.

2. What is the family name of the men who kill the mother's husband and son?
(a) Lorca.
(b) Felix.
(c) Sanchez.
(d) Lopez.

3. What positive attributes does the bride's father not mention about her?
(a) Gentle.
(b) Talks a lot.
(c) Bakes bread.
(d) Embroiders.

4. What does the girl tell Leonardo's wife the son and his mother bought at the store?
(a) Roses.
(b) Embroidered stockings.
(c) A hat.
(d) A dress.

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

6. What does the baby do after the lullaby is finished?
(a) Smiles.
(b) Laughs.
(c) Sleeps.
(d) Cries.

7. Of the items the mother mentions her husband grew, which one "dried up"?
(a) His trees.
(b) The bushes.
(c) His flowers.
(d) The Juniper plant.

8. Who is described as "Beautiful, A glow in her face..."?
(a) The bride.
(b) The bride's mother.
(c) The mother.
(d) The neighbor.

9. What reason does the neighbor give the mother when she leaves?
(a) Because the mother wants her to.
(b) Because she needs to cook.
(c) Because the men will be in from the fields soon.
(d) Because she is tired.

10. Who said, "You have to punish it, torture it, to get anything!"?
(a) The mother.
(b) The bride.
(c) The bride's father.
(d) The son.

11. What does the mother claim the son "never touches"?
(a) Wine.
(b) Sweets.
(c) Cheese.
(d) Liquor.

12. Who says, "I've always done a man's work"?
(a) The son.
(b) The bride.
(c) The bride's father.
(d) Leonardo.

13. When does the mother say her son and the bride's father can join their land?
(a) After they are married.
(b) In five years.
(c) When she is dead.
(d) In twenty years.

14. What item does Leonardo tell his wife he has been weighing while he is away with his horse?
(a) Wheat.
(b) Hay.
(c) Corn.
(d) Wood.

15. What is the father talking about when he says, "Every sprig a coin of silver"?
(a) Marriage.
(b) His land.
(c) Grandchildren.
(d) The mother's vineyard.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is described as "fresh as a dahlia"?

2. What item does the mother ask her son if he is wearing?

3. Who is the mother talking about when she says "my mouth fills with mud"?

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

5. Who is described as "a very nice young woman"?

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