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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Ponza always seen with?
(a) His wife.
(b) His mother-in-law.
(c) His dog.
(d) His sister.

2. Why does Laudisi suggest the wife doesn't go outdoors in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) She's sick.
(b) She's in love.
(c) She hates the town.
(d) She's a hypochondriac.

3. Who says, "We are talking now, if I understand the matter, of a mother who sees that her daughter neither can nor should stay tied to her as she was before--because now she has a life of her own?"
(a) Laudisi.
(b) Agazzi.
(c) Signora Frola.
(d) Amalia.

4. Who has Agazzi run to in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Signor Sirelli.
(b) The Priest.
(c) The Governor.
(d) The Mayor.

5. Who is Amalia married to?
(a) Ponza.
(b) Agazzi.
(c) Laudisi.
(d) Sirelli.

6. What did Ponza say about his mother-in-law, according to Amalia, in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) She had left.
(b) She was not coming.
(c) She was out.
(d) She was not well.

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

8. Who does the Butler show in at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Senora Canelli.
(b) Cenora Laudisi.
(c) Sirelli and his wife.
(d) Senora Ponza.

9. Who arrives at the door after Ponza leaves in Act 1, Scene 6?
(a) Amalia.
(b) Signora Misola.
(c) Signora Frola.
(d) Signora Ponza.

10. What does Dina compare to the Ponza's strange behavior?
(a) Uncorking wine after dinner.
(b) Putting the cook's shoes on the table.
(c) Burning dinner.
(d) Asking the neighbors to spy.

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

12. Who says to Signora Frola, "To tell you the truth, Signora, I did take it rather ill . . . ?"
(a) Agazzi.
(b) Laudisi.
(c) Ponza.
(d) Sirelli.

13. What does Ponza say happened to Signora Frola's daughter?
(a) She left him.
(b) She is at home.
(c) She died.
(d) She had a nervous breakdown.

14. Who did not receive Amalia and Dina when they paid a visit?
(a) Signora Agazzi.
(b) Signora Ponza.
(c) Signora Frola.
(d) Signora Cini.

15. Who does Signor Sirelli say Ponza keeps under lock and key?
(a) His wife.
(b) His mother.
(c) Himself.
(d) His sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Dina say is arriving at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?

2. What does Ponza say of his mother-in-law in Act 1, Scene 5?

3. What is notable about the courtyard at the building where Ponza lives?

4. Who arrives in Act 1, Scene 5 after Signora Frola exits?

5. What does Dina tell Laudisi to do in Act 1, Scene 2?

(see the answer keys)

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