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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the mother talking about when she says, "He'd have found water. In our three years he planted ten cherry trees"?
(a) Her dead son.
(b) Her dead husband.
(c) Her son.
(d) The bride's father.

2. Whom does the mother question her neighbor about in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Her son.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her son's bride.
(d) Her family.

3. What does the mother tell her son to buy his fiancée?
(a) Lace stockings.
(b) A necklace.
(c) A dress.
(d) A ring.

4. What is the neighbor wearing on her head when she comes to visit the mother?
(a) A wreath.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A hat.
(d) A scarf.

5. What item does not appear on the gift that the son buys for his bride?
(a) Cross.
(b) Rose.
(c) Swallow.
(d) Boat.

6. What does Leonardo cause the girl to do after she tells him about the gifts the son and mother have purchased?
(a) Cry.
(b) Smile.
(c) Yell.
(d) Laugh.

7. What reason does the mother give for a dish of salt being included in a coffin?
(a) To symbolize heaven.
(b) As a sign of faith.
(c) To prevent the body from swelling in the heat.
(d) To prevent smell.

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

9. How long does it take the mother to get to the bride's home?
(a) 1 day.
(b) 4 hours.
(c) 8 hours.
(d) 1 hour.

10. What reason does the son give his mother to explain why there are no trees on his bride's land?
(a) They do not know how to plant trees.
(b) It's dry.
(c) They don't want trees.
(d) There is no man to plant trees.

11. Which weapon does the mother not mention in her rant?
(a) Knife.
(b) Pitchfork.
(c) Pistol.
(d) Grenade.

12. Where does Act 1, Scene 2 take place?
(a) Leonardo's house.
(b) The son's house.
(c) The mother's house.
(d) The vineyard.

13. Who says, "I'm happy. When I say 'yes', I say it because I mean it"?
(a) The mother.
(b) The son.
(c) The bride.
(d) Leonardo.

14. How long does Leonardo tell his wife he has been replacing his horse's shoes?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 4 months.

15. What does the girl tell Leonardo's wife the son and his mother bought at the store?
(a) Roses.
(b) Embroidered stockings.
(c) A hat.
(d) A dress.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the mother talking about when she says "my mouth fills with mud"?

2. Who says, "She might be right. That girl has depths"?

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

4. Who is the author of the play?

5. What does the bride's father claim wouldn't grow on his land at one time, but now does?

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