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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Dina say is arriving at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Ponza.
(b) Her nephew.
(c) Her uncle.
(d) Her father.

2. How many times does Dina say that she and Amalia have attempted to visit Senora Frola?
(a) Once.
(b) Three times.
(c) Twice.
(d) Four times.

3. What is Agazzi's position?
(a) Governor.
(b) Policeman.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Councillor.

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

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

6. 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) Disbelieve.
(b) Believe.
(c) Put down.
(d) Respect.

7. How old is Dina?
(a) Seventeen.
(b) Twenty-nine.
(c) Nineteen.
(d) Thirty-five.

8. What did Ponza stand there waiting for Amalia to do, according to them in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Take a drive.
(b) Leave.
(c) Get tea.
(d) Come in.

9. What destroyed the village Ponza comes from?
(a) An earthquake.
(b) A volcano.
(c) A fire.
(d) A tornado.

10. Who lives in the same apartment building as Agazzi?
(a) Signora Frola.
(b) Ponza.
(c) Laudisi.
(d) Signora Cini.

11. Who says, "We come here as to the fountain, two poor women athirst for news?"
(a) Signora Sirelli.
(b) Signora Dubelli.
(c) Signora Lubini.
(d) Signora Ponza.

12. Who declares that Signora Frola was nearly crying after she has left in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Dina.
(b) Signora Cini.
(c) Amalia.
(d) Signora Sirelli.

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

14. Who says to Signora Frola, "To tell you the truth, Signora, I did take it rather ill . . . ?"
(a) Sirelli.
(b) Ponza.
(c) Laudisi.
(d) Agazzi.

15. 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?"
(a) Agazzi.
(b) Ponza.
(c) Laudisi.
(d) Sirelli.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dina tell Laudisi to do in Act 1, Scene 2?

2. Who appears at the end of Act 1, Scene 1?

3. What does Laudisi ask Sirelli to do once he's come to the center of the room to him in Act 1, Scene 2?

4. Who is Ponza always seen with?

5. Who is Laudisi related to?

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