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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. What is Ponza's apartment overlooking?
(a) The firefield.
(b) The graveyard.
(c) The church.
(d) The orchard.

2. What does Signora Sirelli refer to Amalia as in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) The wife of a hero.
(b) The wife of the governor.
(c) The wife of a superior.
(d) The wife of a sailor.

3. What does Dina tell Laudisi to do in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Stay.
(b) Call Ponza.
(c) Leave.
(d) Eat dinner.

4. Who says, "Or do you think the old lady should have asked your permission? Just because your father is above her son-in-law?"
(a) Corelli.
(b) Laudini.
(c) Ponza.
(d) Agazzi.

5. Where is the village the Ponzas are from?
(a) Marsica.
(b) Sicily.
(c) Roma.
(d) Bologna.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Dina say is arriving at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?

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

3. Why does Laudisi suggest the wife doesn't go outdoors in Act 1, Scene 1?

4. When does Ponza come to visit Signora Frola?

5. What happens when the mother-in-law pulls the rope?

(see the answer key)

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