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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 tell her son she wishes he was in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) A mother.
(b) A child.
(c) A woman.
(d) A father.

2. How long does Leonardo date his wife's cousin?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 2 years.

3. Who describes marriage as "a shining white bed. And a woman. And a man."?
(a) The bride's father.
(b) The son.
(c) The bride.
(d) The servant.

4. Who describes marriage as "endless bitterness"?
(a) The mother.
(b) The bride.
(c) The servant.
(d) The son.

5. What reason does the neighbor give the mother when she leaves?
(a) Because she needs to cook.
(b) Because the men will be in from the fields soon.
(c) Because she is tired.
(d) Because the mother wants her to.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is described as "clean as a sheet in the sun"?

2. What does the servant ask the bride to do after the son and mother have left?

3. Who is the mother angry to see at the wedding?

4. What reason does the mother give for a dish of salt being included in a coffin?

5. Who is described as "fresh as a dahlia"?

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