View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is described as "a very nice young woman"?
(a) The neighbor.
(b) The fiancee's mother.
(c) The mother.
(d) The bride.

3. What animal does the father suggest the son use to bring his vineyard to his land?
(a) Horses.
(b) Deer.
(c) Mules.
(d) Oxen.

4. What does Leonardo cause the girl to do after she tells him about the gifts the son and mother have purchased?
(a) Yell.
(b) Smile.
(c) Laugh.
(d) Cry.

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

2. Where does Act 1, Scene 2 take place?

3. Who is the mother talking about when she says "my mouth fills with mud"?

4. What does the mother say to her son just before he leaves her house in Act 1, Scene 1?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What prompts the son to ask his mother, "Would you like me to kill them"?

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. After Leonardo gives his excuse for being out on his horse, what does his wife begin doing?

5. What does the mother say about the bride after she has discovered she ran off with Leonardo?

6. Describe the encounter between the girls and the beggar woman when she first arrives at the house in Act 3, Scene 2.

7. What case does the bride want to make to the mother after the two men have died?

8. What do the woodcutters argue with the moon about when they first meet?

9. How does Leonardo's wife react when she hears her cousin is to be married?

10. What reasons do the mother and son give to the bride's father when he asks why they took the long way around to his home?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 747 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample