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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is above Ponza at his office?

3. Who insists everyone be seated before the guests arrive?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Laudisi say the townspeople are presented with in Act 2, Scene 1? How does Agazzi respond?

2. What are some of the sacrifices Ponza speaks of having endured because of the situation in Act 1, Scene 5?

3. What is the plan Agazzi devises to bring Ponza and his mother-in-law together in Act 2, Scene 2?

4. What does Amalia think of the scheme in Act 2, Scene 5? Why?

5. What does Laudisi do alone in the room after the others have left in Act 2?

6. What exposition is provided by the gossip in Act 1, Scene 2 regarding the Ponzis' past?

7. What does Amalia suggest about the daughter and the mother-in-law in Act 1, Scene 1? How does Laudisi reply?

8. How does Signora Cini react to Laudisi's teasing in Act 2, Scene 3? What does he tell her is sure?

9. How does Signora Frola respond to Ponza in Act 2, Scene 8? What do the women do?

10. What does Laudisi remark about Signora Frola's visit in Act 1, Scene 4? How do the others feel?

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