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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who says, "Don't tell them what you see in me, because all four will tell you you are wrong, whereas you are not wrong in the least: I really am as you see me?"
(a) Ponza.
(b) Sirelli.
(c) Laudisi.
(d) Agazzi.

2. Why does Laudisi suggest the wife doesn't go outdoors in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) She hates the town.
(b) She's sick.
(c) She's a hypochondriac.
(d) She's in love.

3. Who says, "The truth, my dear, is that, with a husband who always claims to know everything, I never manage to know anything?"
(a) Signora Bologna.
(b) Signora Ponza.
(c) Signora Sirelli.
(d) Signora Agazzi.

4. What did Amalia say to Ponza at the door in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Hello.
(b) Nothing.
(c) That she came to see his mother-in-law.
(d) That she brought bread.

5. Who is Ponza's mother-in-law?
(a) Signora Agazzi.
(b) Signora Cini.
(c) Signora Sirelli.
(d) Signora Frola.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ponza stand there waiting for Amalia to do, according to them in Act 1, Scene 2?

2. What does Dina compare to the Ponza's strange behavior?

3. What is Ponza's apartment overlooking?

4. When does Ponza come to visit Signora Frola?

5. What does Amalia say Ponza should be responsible for in Act 1, Scene 1?

(see the answer key)

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