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

4. Where is the son going when he asks his mother for a knife?
(a) The vineyards.
(b) To the city.
(c) To his home.
(d) To a neighbor's home.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Finish the line from the lullaby: "With a branch of dreams, and a dream of ____".

3. What does the mother say she wishes to do with her granddaughters?

4. What animal does the father suggest the son use to bring his vineyard to his land?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the mother react when the neighbor tells her that her husband and son are better off where they are in Act 1, Scene 1?

3. What are some of the complaints the mother makes about the bride's land?

4. What item do the servant girls bother the bride about after the wedding and how does she react towards them?

5. What does Leonardo tell the bride they're pretending by claiming to forget about their love and move on to other people? What has this really caused to happen?

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

7. What questions does Leonardo asks the bride while they are hiding in the woods, and what does this say about their escape?

8. How does the mother react when the neighbor says the bride's mother did not love her husband?

9. Why does the mother refuse to leave her home to live with her son?

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

(see the answer keys)

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