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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ponza do before to the piano, as he says in Act 2, Scene 8?

2. Who laughs at the end of Act 2?

3. Who used to play the tune that's being played in the music room?

4. What does Laudisi tell the women has been found in Act 2, Scene 4?

5. Who goes to fetch the ladies in Act 2, Scene 7?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss "Paradox" in Right You Are, If You Think You Are. What is the ultimate paradox in the play? How is this illuminated? Where is this paradox presented in the play?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the Actions and Objectives in Act 2 between Ponza and the townspeople and Signora Flora and the townspeople. What does each want? How do they go about achieving their objectives?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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