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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the mother's neighbor say is responsible for cutting off a young neighborhood boy's arms?
(a) A tractor.
(b) A knife.
(c) A car.
(d) A machine.

2. What bird is the husband compared to in the wedding chant in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Mockingbird.
(b) Dove.
(c) Sparrow.
(d) Eagle.

3. What does the mother say to her son just before he leaves her house in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) I love you.
(b) Peace be with you.
(c) See you soon.
(d) Go with God.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Leonardo travel to the wedding?

2. Who says, "He's down there stretched out, with his eyeballs bulging..."?

3. Who is described as "a very nice young woman"?

4. How old is Leonardo when the mother's husband and son are killed?

5. Who tells Leonardo's wife that he has been riding his horse to the edge of the plain?

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