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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In whose house does Act 1, Scenes 1 and 2 take place?
2. Which character asks Signora Frola if she climbs all the stairs twice a day in Act 1 Scene 4?
3. 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?"
4. When does Ponza come to visit Signora Frola?
5. What did Ponza stand there waiting for Amalia to do, according to them in Act 1, Scene 2?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the plan Agazzi devises to bring Ponza and his mother-in-law together in Act 2, Scene 2?
2. What does Amalia think of the scheme in Act 2, Scene 5? Why?
3. What do Amalia and Dina say regarding Ponza and his mother-in-law's relationship in Act 1, Scene 1?
4. How does Laudisi greet Centuri in Act 3? What does Centuri present to him?
5. What does Dina liken the situation to in Act 1, Scene 1? How does Laudisi respond?
6. What does Dina say, granting that Ponza's choice of living space wasn't intentional?
7. How does Signora Frola respond to Sirelli's comment that it is Ponza who bars her from seeing her daughter in Act 1, Scene 4?
8. How does Ponza react to the Prefect's suggestion? What is the Prefect's response?
9. How does Signora Cini react to Laudisi's teasing in Act 2, Scene 3? What does he tell her is sure?
10. What does Sirelli suggest for determining the truth?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare Right You Are, If You Think You Are to a play of the Commedia dell'arte style. What similarities exist between the two? What differences? What character might be what stock character from Commedia? Why?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the plot structure of Right You Are, If You Think You Are. Define and give examples of the terms: Action, Rising Action, Climax, and Falling Action in your discussion.
Essay Topic 3
Describe Pirandello's use of Irony in Right You Are, If You Think You Are. What is Irony? How are the three types of Irony employed in the play?
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