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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 she wishes to do with her granddaughters?
(a) Cook.
(b) Play in the garden.
(c) Do housework.
(d) Embroider and make lace.

2. What area does the mother tell her son to tend to because he has neglected it?
(a) The land around the mill.
(b) The vineyard.
(c) The garden.
(d) The graveyard.

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

4. What does the mother tell her son she wishes he was in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) A mother.
(b) A woman.
(c) A child.
(d) A father.

5. Where does Leonardo tell his wife he has been going on his horse in Scene 2?
(a) A friend's home.
(b) The grocer.
(c) The field.
(d) The blacksmith.

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

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

8. What reason does the mother give for a dish of salt being included in a coffin?
(a) To symbolize heaven.
(b) As a sign of faith.
(c) To prevent smell.
(d) To prevent the body from swelling in the heat.

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

10. What does the servant ask the bride to do after the son and mother have left?
(a) Go to bed.
(b) Go for a walk.
(c) Open her gifts.
(d) Eat dinner.

11. How long does Leonardo date his wife's cousin?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 1 year.

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

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

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

15. What does the mother describe as "a man, children, and for everybody else a wall two feet thick"?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Her life.
(c) Privacy.
(d) Man's view of life.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the lullaby sung by Leonardo's wife and mother-in-law, what is the animal afraid of?

3. How does Leonardo ask for his drink to be prepared?

4. What flower does the mother say her husband smells like?

5. What is the name of the boy whose arms are cut off?

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