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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What reason does the neighbor give the mother when she leaves?
2. Where does Act 1, Scene 2 take place?
3. What color is the room where the mother and son argue in Scene 1?
4. How long does Leonardo tell his wife he has been replacing his horse's shoes?
5. What does the servant ask the bride to do after the son and mother have left?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do Leonardo and the bride discuss while they are hiding in the woods in Act 3, Scene 1?
2. After Leonardo gives his excuse for being out on his horse, what does his wife begin doing?
3. How does Leonardo's wife react when she hears her cousin is to be married?
4. How does the bride react when the son asks her about their wedding day during her first meeting with the mother?
5. What reason does the bride give her servant for not wanting to get married?
6. Describe the encounter between the girls and the beggar woman when she first arrives at the house in Act 3, Scene 2.
7. How does the mother react when she learns her son's bride once dated a member of the Felix family?
8. What does the mother-in-law talk to her daughter about when they arrive at the house after the deaths of Leonardo and the son?
9. What does the bride ask of the groom just before they are to be married?
10. Why does the mother not kiss her son goodbye before he leaves in Act 1, Scene 1?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In the play, both the bride and Leonardo show similar reactions to the bride and son's impending wedding. What is this reaction? What is the author's intent of portraying such similar reactions between these two characters?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the male characters' views of marriage in the play. Compare and contrast these views and analyze the importance of the differences shown between the male characters.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the symbolism of horses in the play. What do they represent? Are horses used to personify certain characters?
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