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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. What flower does the lullaby use that is directed at the child?
2. When does the mother say her son and the bride's father can join their land?
3. How old is Leonardo when the mother's husband and son are killed?
4. How many years does the mother say it has been since she has left her home?
5. Where does Act 1, Scene 3 take place?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Leonardo treat his wife after his mother-in-law mentions he once dated her cousin?
2. What does the mother say about the day her other son died?
3. What does the beggar woman offer to the groom when he first meets her in the woods?
4. How does the mother-in-law tell her daughter to mourn Leonardo?
5. What do the son/groom and Leonardo's wife talk about after the wedding?
6. What does the bride ask of the groom just before they are to be married?
7. How does the bride's father react when the mother says her son can sell her land when she has died?
8. What are some of the complaints the mother makes about the bride's land?
9. What prompts the son to ask his mother, "Would you like me to kill them"?
10. What do Leonardo and the bride discuss while they are hiding in the woods in Act 3, Scene 1?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Discuss the concept of fate in the play. What role does fate play in the lives of the play's characters? Does anyone tempt or try and alter their fate? If so, what are the ramifications of this?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the symbolism of horses in the play. What do they represent? Are horses used to personify certain characters?
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