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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Leonardo ask for his drink to be prepared?
(a) Icy cold.
(b) Cool.
(c) Hot.
(d) Lukewarm.

2. Finish the line from the lullaby: "And in its eye a dagger of ___".
(a) Jewels.
(b) Silver.
(c) Diamonds.
(d) Gold.

3. Where does Act 1, Scene 3 take place?
(a) The son's house.
(b) Leonardo's house.
(c) The church.
(d) The bride's house.

4. Where does Leonardo tell his mother-in-law his horse has been after she comments that it looks very tired?
(a) The field.
(b) The weighing station.
(c) Town.
(d) A friend's house.

5. What does Leonardo cause the girl to do after she tells him about the gifts the son and mother have purchased?
(a) Yell.
(b) Smile.
(c) Laugh.
(d) Cry.

6. Who is the mother talking about when she says, "He'd have found water. In our three years he planted ten cherry trees"?
(a) Her dead husband.
(b) Her dead son.
(c) The bride's father.
(d) Her son.

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

8. Who is described as a "tall, stern woman"?
(a) The mother.
(b) The mother-in-law.
(c) Leonardo's wife.
(d) The bride.

9. What flower does the mother say her husband smells like?
(a) Rose.
(b) Daisy.
(c) Carnation.
(d) Violet.

10. What color are the "long rooms" in the lullaby?
(a) White.
(b) Red.
(c) Black.
(d) Green.

11. What does the neighbor say the children are worn out from at the end of Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Taking water out to the harvesters.
(b) Planting vegetables.
(c) Swimming.
(d) Playing all day.

12. When describing a man coming home dead, what item does the mother mention is placed across his breast?
(a) A candle.
(b) A rose.
(c) A cross.
(d) A branch of palm.

13. What flower does the lullaby use that is directed at the child?
(a) Rose.
(b) Violet.
(c) Tulip.
(d) Daisy.

14. How long does Leonardo tell his wife he has been replacing his horse's shoes?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 4 months.
(d) 1 year.

15. Which weapon does the mother not mention in her rant?
(a) Knife.
(b) Grenade.
(c) Pitchfork.
(d) Pistol.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the mother reminisce about by noting that he is now the same age as the bride would be on her wedding day?

2. What does the mother tell her son she wishes he was in Act 1, Scene 1?

3. Where is the son going when he asks his mother for a knife?

4. What does the mother claim the son "never touches"?

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

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