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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the cover in the lullaby made of?
(a) Satin.
(b) Silk.
(c) Linen.
(d) Cotton.

2. What is the mother describing in the following text: "They let them eat there, and smoke, and make music if they want to!"?
(a) Prison.
(b) The vineyards.
(c) Her home.
(d) The city.

3. What does the servant bring on the platters to serve to the mother, son and father?
(a) Wine and tarts.
(b) Fruit.
(c) Glasses and sweets.
(d) Cheese.

4. What does the mother describe as "a man, children, and for everybody else a wall two feet thick"?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Man's view of life.
(c) Her life.
(d) Privacy.

5. What is the neighbor wearing on her head when she comes to visit the mother?
(a) A wreath.
(b) A scarf.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A hat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of the items the mother mentions her husband grew, which one "dried up"?

2. What item does not appear on the gift that the son buys for his bride?

3. What question does Leonardo's wife ask him that makes him angry?

4. What area does the mother tell her son to tend to because he has neglected it?

5. In the lullaby sung by Leonardo's wife and mother-in-law, what is the animal afraid of?

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