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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal is the lullaby about that is sung in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Pig.
(b) Cat.
(c) Dog.
(d) Horse.

2. What does the beggar woman represent?
(a) Death.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Health.
(d) Love.

3. How old will the bride be turning when she is married?
(a) 19.
(b) 22.
(c) 20.
(d) 18.

4. What is the moon portrayed as?
(a) An old woman.
(b) A young woman.
(c) A young woodcutter with a white face.
(d) A moon.

5. What does Leonardo do when the bride and groom arrive at the home after the wedding?
(a) Shakes the groom's hand.
(b) Yells at his wife.
(c) He leaves the room.
(d) Kisses the bride.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who describes marriage as "endless bitterness"?

2. What does the bride describe as "a hard step, a painful step"?

3. Who does the mother reminisce about by noting that he is now the same age as the bride would be on her wedding day?

4. Finish the line from the lullaby: "And in its eye a dagger of ___".

5. Why does the neighbor tell the mother that she dislikes the bride's mother?

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