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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Leonardo cause the girl to do after she tells him about the gifts the son and mother have purchased?

3. What is the family name of the men who kill the mother's husband and son?

4. When does the mother say her son and the bride's father can join their land?

5. What does Leonardo's wife ask that he buy for their baby?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the positive things the father says about his daughter to the son and his mother when they first meet?

2. What does the bride say towards the servant girls when talking about getting married just after her wedding?

3. During the conversation between the bride and Leonardo just before her wedding day, what does Leonardo blame the bride for?

4. In Act 1, Scene 2 when the messenger girl comes to the house telling of the gifts the son has bought for his bride, how does the mother-in-law react?

5. What does the mother say about the day her other son died?

6. What do Leonardo and his wife argue about before leaving for the church?

7. What reason does the bride give her servant for not wanting to get married?

8. How does the bride react after the servant tells her that a man on a horse was at her window?

9. Why does the mother ask her son if he's wearing a watch after they arrive at his bride's home?

10. What does the bride's father say about grandchildren?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the symbolism of horses in the play. What do they represent? Are horses used to personify certain characters?

Essay Topic 2

In the play, both the mother and the bride discuss their desires for very similar things. Compare and contrast the mother and the bride. What common bond do these seemingly different characters have with each other? Do these characters realize their similar desires?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role of weapons in the play. What do they symbolize?

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