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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Ponza never bring to Signora Frola's apartment?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her friends.
(d) Her daughter.

2. 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.

3. What did Ponza do before to the piano, as he says in Act 2, Scene 8?
(a) Smashed it.
(b) Played it.
(c) Sold it.
(d) Burned it.

4. What happens when the mother-in-law pulls the rope?
(a) Ponza appears.
(b) Bells ring.
(c) Sirelli appears.
(d) The Butler leads her inside.

5. What two things does Laudisi say that they (the townspeople) are faced with in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Truth and lies.
(b) Fantasy and reality.
(c) Lies and madness.
(d) Honesty and betrayal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Ponza's mother-in-law?

2. To whose house does Agazzi send the women to visit in Act 2, Scene 2?

3. What destroyed the village Ponza comes from?

4. Who says, "I thought she was trying to protect her son-in-law from suspicion. That seemed to be the whole aim of her visit?"

5. Who did not receive Amalia and Dina when they paid a visit?

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