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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Ponza come to visit Signora Frola?
(a) Every evening.
(b) Once a month.
(c) Once every three days.
(d) Once a week.

2. Who is Laudisi related to?
(a) Amalia.
(b) Ponza.
(c) Nenni.
(d) Sirelli.

3. Who does Signora Frola say was taken to a sanitarium in Act 1, Scene 6?
(a) Her daughter.
(b) Her son.
(c) Ponza.
(d) Herself.

4. Where is Ponza's apartment where he lives?
(a) The castle.
(b) The edge of town.
(c) The center of town.
(d) The next town away.

5. Who says, "You don't mean to say you understand it if a mother--unable to bear being away from the daughter--follows her and then is compelled to live apart from her in a city where after all she's a stranger too?"
(a) Agazzi.
(b) Dina.
(c) Laudisi.
(d) Amalia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says, "Or do you think the old lady should have asked your permission? Just because your father is above her son-in-law?"

2. What two things does Laudisi say that they (the townspeople) are faced with in Act 2, Scene 1?

3. In whose house does Act 1, Scenes 1 and 2 take place?

4. How many relatives does Signora Frola say they lost in the disaster?

5. Who is Ponza always seen with?

(see the answer key)

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