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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the mother claim the son "never touches"?
(a) Wine.
(b) Cheese.
(c) Liquor.
(d) Sweets.

2. What does Leonardo's wife ask that he buy for their baby?
(a) Food.
(b) A cap with ribbons.
(c) A cradle.
(d) A dress.

3. What item does the mother ask her son if he is wearing?
(a) His hat.
(b) His tie.
(c) His coat.
(d) His watch.

4. What question does Leonardo's wife ask him that makes him angry?
(a) Why is the horse so tired?
(b) Do you know my cousin's getting engaged?
(c) Where have you been?
(d) Why are you late?

5. 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) The bride's father.
(c) Her dead husband.
(d) Her son.

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

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

8. What area does the mother tell her son to tend to because he has neglected it?
(a) The garden.
(b) The vineyard.
(c) The land around the mill.
(d) The graveyard.

9. What color is the room where the mother and son argue in Scene 1?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Blue.
(c) Black.
(d) Red.

10. What does the mother describe as "a man, children, and for everybody else a wall two feet thick"?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Her life.
(c) Privacy.
(d) Man's view of life.

11. What flower does the lullaby use that is directed at the child?
(a) Daisy.
(b) Tulip.
(c) Rose.
(d) Violet.

12. What does the mother say she wishes to do with her granddaughters?
(a) Cook.
(b) Do housework.
(c) Embroider and make lace.
(d) Play in the garden.

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

14. What is the family name of the men who kill the mother's husband and son?
(a) Lopez.
(b) Felix.
(c) Lorca.
(d) Sanchez.

15. Who is the author of the play?
(a) Paul Luis Manuel.
(b) Federico Munez.
(c) Federico Garcia Lorca.
(d) Garcia Lopez.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item does Leonardo tell his wife he has been weighing while he is away with his horse?

2. What is the cover in the lullaby made of?

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

4. How long does it take the mother to get to the bride's home?

5. Where does Leonardo tell his mother-in-law his horse has been after she comments that it looks very tired?

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