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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Act 3, Scene 1, what do the bride and Leonardo say fills their tongues?
(a) Needles and thorns.
(b) Lies and hate.
(c) Love.
(d) Splinters and glass.

2. Who is the first guest to arrive at the wedding?
(a) Leonardo.
(b) The bride's father.
(c) The mother.
(d) The son/groom.

3. Who puts a new bridle on the horse in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Leonardo.
(b) The bride.
(c) The bride's father.
(d) The servant.

4. What reason does the bride have for leaving the wedding party the first time?
(a) To put on makeup.
(b) To change her dress.
(c) To rest.
(d) To take her pins out.

5. What is the first thing the groom says to the bride on their wedding day?
(a) I love you.
(b) What made you choose those shoes for today?
(c) How are you.
(d) You look beautiful.

6. Where does the bride ask that the servant comb her hair?
(a) In her bedroom.
(b) In her bathroom.
(c) In the kitchen.
(d) Outside on the terrace.

7. Who does the bride try to get to stay with her and her new husband on their wedding night?
(a) The mother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her servant.
(d) Leonardo.

8. What does the mother say she did with her dying son's blood?
(a) Laid in it.
(b) Kept it in a jar.
(c) Put her hands in it and licked them.
(d) Wiped it on her clothes.

9. According to the wedding chant by the girls and youths, what color ribbons does the groom tie on the bride's wreath?
(a) Gold.
(b) Red.
(c) White.
(d) Black.

10. What is the bride's wedding crown made of?
(a) Orange blossoms.
(b) Laurels.
(c) Daisies.
(d) Lillies.

11. What is described as "a wash of silver"?
(a) Death.
(b) The son/groom.
(c) The moon.
(d) The bride.

12. What color branch do the woodcutters ask death to give to the couple?
(a) Black.
(b) Blue.
(c) Green.
(d) White.

13. What does the servant tell the groom/son she has prepared for him and the bride for midnight?
(a) Bread and water.
(b) Nightgowns.
(c) A cake.
(d) Ham and old wine.

14. Where does Leonardo's wife want him to ride to the church for the wedding?
(a) In a boat.
(b) On horseback.
(c) In the cart.
(d) To walk.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the girls bother the bride about during the wedding party?

2. Who does the servant ask Leonardo about that he forgets and then remembers 'as in a dream'?

3. Who does the groom/son run into in the woods after leaving the youth?

4. What animal does the servant compare the groom's breath stroking a shoulder to?

5. Who informs the crowd that the bride and Leonardo have run off together?

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