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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Kiss him.
(d) Slap him.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Finish the line from the lullaby: "And in its eye a dagger of ___".

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

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

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

5. When does the mother say her son and the bride's father can join their land?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the woodcutters ask of death when they meet her in the woods in Act 3, Scene 1?

2. What do Leonardo and the bride discuss while they are hiding in the woods in Act 3, Scene 1?

3. How does the mother react when she learns her son's bride once dated a member of the Felix family?

4. What do the mother and the bride's father argue about before the wedding?

5. What does the mother tell her son she thinks of his getting married?

6. What excuse does Leonardo give his mother-in-law for being out so long on his horse in Act 1, Scene 2?

7. How does the servant describe to the bride's father how Leonardo and his wife arrived from the church after the wedding?

8. How does the bride react after the servant tells her that a man on a horse was at her window?

9. What does the bride tell the groom when she leaves the party after the wedding?

10. What reasons does Leonardo give his wife for being rude to the girl who tells them about the son buying gifts for the bride?

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