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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who says, "I've always done a man's work"?
2. What item does the mother ask her son if he is wearing?
3. What does Leonardo cause the girl to do after she tells him about the gifts the son and mother have purchased?
4. What flower does the mother say her husband smells like?
5. Where is the son going when he asks his mother for a knife?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the mother say about the day her other son died?
2. What do the groom and the youth discuss in the forest in Act 3, Scene 1?
3. What item do the servant girls bother the bride about after the wedding and how does she react towards them?
4. How does the mother react when the neighbor says the bride's mother did not love her husband?
5. How does Leonardo treat his wife after his mother-in-law mentions he once dated her cousin?
6. What does the mother tell her son she thinks of his getting married?
7. During the conversation between the bride and Leonardo just before her wedding day, what does Leonardo blame the bride for?
8. What do the mother and the bride's father argue about before the wedding?
9. Why does the mother become so angry when her son asks for a knife to cut some grapes?
10. Describe the mourning scene at the end of the play.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the symbolism of flowers in the play. What is the author's purpose for using them? In what ways do flowers personify the characters of the play?
Essay Topic 2
In the play, both the mother and the bride discuss their desires for very similar things. Compare and contrast the mother and the bride. What common bond do these seemingly different characters have with each other? Do these characters realize their similar desires?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the role of isolation in the play. Who are the most isolated characters? What causes their isolation? What is the author's purpose for portraying isolation in this way?
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