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

2. 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.

3. Who does the Butler show in at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Senora Canelli.
(b) Senora Ponza.
(c) Sirelli and his wife.
(d) Cenora Laudisi.

4. Where is Ponza's apartment where he lives?
(a) The center of town.
(b) The edge of town.
(c) The castle.
(d) The next town away.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Ponza always seen with?

2. What does Ponza say happened to Signora Frola's daughter?

3. Who arrives in Act 1, Scene 5 after Signora Frola exits?

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

5. What does Laudisi suggest as a reason the mother-in-law and her daughter live apart?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Laudisi suggest to Dina about the door in Act 2, Scene 6? Why?

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

3. What do Amalia and Dina say regarding Ponza and his mother-in-law's relationship in Act 1, Scene 1?

4. What does Laudisi tell the townspeople in Act 1, Scene 2 about the truth of the situation?

5. What does Ponza overhear his mother-in-law say in the other room which upsets him in Act 2, Scene 7?

6. What do the Sirellis argue about in Act 1, Scene 2?

7. How does the Prefect respond to Laudisi's scheme in Act 3, Scene 4?

8. What does Ponza say when he enters in Act 3, Scene 5? Why?

9. What does Laudisi say the townspeople are doing to themselves in Act 1, Scene 2? What is his ongoing point throughout the play, as he says it in this scene?

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

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