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

2. Of the items the mother mentions her husband grew, which one "dried up"?
(a) His flowers.
(b) The Juniper plant.
(c) His trees.
(d) The bushes.

3. How does Leonardo ask for his drink to be prepared?
(a) Cool.
(b) Lukewarm.
(c) Icy cold.
(d) Hot.

4. Who says, "She might be right. That girl has depths"?
(a) The mother-in-law.
(b) Leonardo.
(c) The son.
(d) Leonardo's wife.

5. What item does the mother ask her son if he is wearing?
(a) His coat.
(b) His hat.
(c) His watch.
(d) His tie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What area does the mother tell her son to tend to because he has neglected it?

2. How many years does the mother say it has been since she has left her home?

3. What does the mother tell her son she wishes he was in Act 1, Scene 1?

4. How old is Leonardo when the mother's husband and son are killed?

5. Who said, "You have to punish it, torture it, to get anything!"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the mother become so angry when her son asks for a knife to cut some grapes?

2. What does the bride's father say about the mother's land when they first meet?

3. 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?

4. What do the son/groom and Leonardo's wife talk about after the wedding?

5. How does the bride react when the son asks her about their wedding day during her first meeting with the mother?

6. How does Leonardo treat his wife after his mother-in-law mentions he once dated her cousin?

7. 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?

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

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

10. Describe the mourning scene at the end of the play.

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