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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. How does Signora Frola communicate with her daughter?
(a) From the courtyard.
(b) From the terrace.
(c) Letters from afar.
(d) By telephone.

2. Whose name does Laudisi forget several times in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Signora Cini.
(b) Signora Agazzi.
(c) Agazzi.
(d) Signora Ponza.

3. 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) Agazzi.
(b) Laudisi.
(c) Ponza.
(d) Sirelli.

4. What does Amalia say Ponza should be responsible for in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) His mother-in-law.
(b) Courtesy.
(c) Reparation.
(d) His sister.

5. How long does Signora Frola say her daughter has been married to Ponza?
(a) Nine years.
(b) Seven years.
(c) One year.
(d) Two years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Signora Sirelli refer to Amalia as in Act 1, Scene 2?

2. Where is the village the Ponzas are from?

3. What does Signora Sirelli say of Ponza's face?

4. Who came to the door earlier that day when Amalia rang for Senora Frola?

5. What is notable about the courtyard at the building where Ponza lives?

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