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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the cot in the lullaby made of?
(a) Cotton.
(b) Gold.
(c) Iron.
(d) Wood.

2. Who is described as "Beautiful, A glow in her face..."?
(a) The mother.
(b) The neighbor.
(c) The bride.
(d) The bride's mother.

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

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

5. Who says, "He's down there stretched out, with his eyeballs bulging..."?
(a) Leonardo's wife.
(b) The mother-in-law.
(c) The bride.
(d) The mother.

6. What is the mother describing in the following text: "They let them eat there, and smoke, and make music if they want to!"?
(a) The city.
(b) Her home.
(c) Prison.
(d) The vineyards.

7. How old is Leonardo when the mother's husband and son are killed?
(a) 12.
(b) 10.
(c) 8.
(d) 13.

8. Where does Act 1, Scene 3 take place?
(a) Leonardo's house.
(b) The son's house.
(c) The church.
(d) The bride's house.

9. When does the mother say her son and the bride's father can join their land?
(a) In five years.
(b) After they are married.
(c) When she is dead.
(d) In twenty years.

10. What does the mother offer to give her son's fiancée?
(a) A necklace.
(b) A dress.
(c) A diamond ring.
(d) Brass earrings.

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

12. 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.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says, "I've always done a man's work"?

2. How does Leonardo ask for his drink to be prepared?

3. What does the baby do after the lullaby is finished?

4. What does the girl call Leonardo's wife when she comes to her home in Act 1, Scene 2?

5. Where is the son going when he asks his mother for a knife?

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