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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who calls Ponza's behavior cruelty in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Signora Frola.
(b) Dina.
(c) Agazzi.
(d) Signora Ponza.

2. What does Laudisi ask that he go on doing when the townspeople have finished in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Crying.
(b) Laughing.
(c) Worrying.
(d) Smiling.

3. Who arrives while Laudisi is alone in the house in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) Agazzi.
(b) Signora Cini.
(c) Signora Frola.
(d) Signora Ponza.

4. What does Laudisi say to the others is useless in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Their ambilalence.
(b) Their curiosity.
(c) Their anger.
(d) Their hostility.

5. Who says, "The truth, my dear, is that, with a husband who always claims to know everything, I never manage to know anything?"
(a) Signora Agazzi.
(b) Signora Ponza.
(c) Signora Bologna.
(d) Signora Sirelli.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Laudisi ask Sirelli to do once he's come to the center of the room to him in Act 1, Scene 2?

2. What is Ponza's apartment overlooking?

3. Which character asks Signora Frola if she climbs all the stairs twice a day in Act 1 Scene 4?

4. Who insists everyone be seated before the guests arrive?

5. Who is Ponza always seen with?

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