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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 "my mouth fills with mud"?
(a) The Felix family.
(b) Her son's fiancee.
(c) The neighbor.
(d) Her son.

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

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

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

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

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

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 does the servant bring on the platters to serve to the mother, son and father?
(a) Glasses and sweets.
(b) Fruit.
(c) Wine and tarts.
(d) Cheese.

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

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

11. What does the baby do after the lullaby is finished?
(a) Sleeps.
(b) Smiles.
(c) Cries.
(d) Laughs.

12. 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 son.
(d) Her dead son.

13. Who is at the bride's window on horseback the night before the son and mother's visit?
(a) The servant.
(b) The son.
(c) Leonardo.
(d) The mother.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Leonardo's wife ask that he buy for their baby?

3. What is the neighbor wearing on her head when she comes to visit the mother?

4. What reason does the neighbor give the mother when she leaves?

5. What color are the "long rooms" in the lullaby?

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