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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Finish the line from the lullaby: "With a branch of dreams, and a dream of ____".
(a) Love.
(b) Water.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Branches.

2. Of the items the mother mentions her husband grew, which one "dried up"?
(a) The Juniper plant.
(b) His trees.
(c) His flowers.
(d) The bushes.

3. Finish the line from the lullaby: "And in its eye a dagger of ___".
(a) Silver.
(b) Diamonds.
(c) Jewels.
(d) Gold.

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

5. What is the father talking about when he says, "Every sprig a coin of silver"?
(a) The mother's vineyard.
(b) Grandchildren.
(c) Marriage.
(d) His land.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sees the horse "in a lather"?

2. Who said, "You have to punish it, torture it, to get anything!"?

3. What does the mother start to do to her son but stops short in Act 1, Scene 1?

4. What does Leonardo cause the girl to do after she tells him about the gifts the son and mother have purchased?

5. What is the neighbor wearing on her head when she comes to visit the mother?

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