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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who arrives at the door after Ponza leaves in Act 1, Scene 6?
(a) Amalia.
(b) Signora Frola.
(c) Signora Ponza.
(d) Signora Misola.

3. What does Laudisi say to do with "what other people see and touch even if it's the opposite of what you see and touch?"
(a) Believe.
(b) Respect.
(c) Disbelieve.
(d) Put down.

4. Why does Amelia think that Ponza put his mother-in-law up in town?
(a) To have an affair with her.
(b) To bother them.
(c) To flatter her.
(d) To keep her away from his wife.

5. Which character is NOT present in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Laudisi.
(b) Dina.
(c) Ponza.
(d) Amalia.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Signora Frola say her daughter has been married to Ponza?

2. Who is Amalia married to?

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

4. 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?"

5. What does Ponza say of his mother-in-law in Act 1, Scene 5?

(see the answer key)

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