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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Finish the line from the lullaby: "With a branch of dreams, and a dream of ____".
(a) Water.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Branches.
(d) Love.

2. What does the mother's neighbor say is responsible for cutting off a young neighborhood boy's arms?
(a) A car.
(b) A machine.
(c) A knife.
(d) A tractor.

3. What color is the room where the mother and son argue in Scene 1?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Blue.
(c) Black.
(d) Red.

4. How does the lullaby sung by Leonardo's wife and mother-in-law begin?
(a) Hush, baby, hush.
(b) Be quiet sweet one.
(c) Sweet dreams little one.
(d) Sleep little baby.

5. How old is Leonardo when the mother's husband and son are killed?
(a) 12.
(b) 13.
(c) 8.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sees the horse "in a lather"?

2. What does the girl tell Leonardo's wife the son and his mother bought at the store?

3. What does the mother start to do to her son but stops short in Act 1, Scene 1?

4. What does the mother offer to give her son's fiancée?

5. What does the mother tell her son to buy his fiancée?

(see the answer key)

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