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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Leonardo tell his wife he has been going on his horse in Scene 2?
(a) The grocer.
(b) The field.
(c) A friend's home.
(d) The blacksmith.

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

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

4. Where does Leonardo tell his mother-in-law his horse has been after she comments that it looks very tired?
(a) A friend's house.
(b) The field.
(c) The weighing station.
(d) Town.

5. What positive attributes does the bride's father not mention about her?
(a) Embroiders.
(b) Gentle.
(c) Talks a lot.
(d) Bakes bread.

6. What does the neighbor tell the mother to keep her mouth shut about?
(a) Her son.
(b) The boy whose arms were cut off.
(c) That her son's fiancée once dated a member of the Felix family.
(d) Her family that has died.

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

8. Who sees the horse "in a lather"?
(a) The bride.
(b) The mother-in-law.
(c) Leonardo's wife.
(d) The girl.

9. What does the mother start to do to her son but stops short in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Hug him.
(b) Kill him.
(c) Slap him.
(d) Kiss him.

10. Why does the neighbor tell the mother that she dislikes the bride's mother?
(a) Because she was mean.
(b) Because she had no love for her husband.
(c) Because she didn't love her children.
(d) Because she wouldn't speak to anyone.

11. What animal is the lullaby about that is sung in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Cat.
(b) Horse.
(c) Dog.
(d) Pig.

12. How many years does the mother say it has been since she has left her home?
(a) 5.
(b) 10.
(c) 20.
(d) 15.

13. What is the cover in the lullaby made of?
(a) Satin.
(b) Cotton.
(c) Silk.
(d) Linen.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the boy whose arms are cut off?

2. In the lullaby sung by Leonardo's wife and mother-in-law, what is the animal afraid of?

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

4. Where does Act 1, Scene 3 take place?

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

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