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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. What does the mother tell her son to buy his fiancée?
2. What does the servant ask the bride to do after the son and mother have left?
3. How long does Leonardo date his wife's cousin?
4. Who is described as "fresh as a dahlia"?
5. How long does it take the mother to get to the bride's home?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does the bride come out of her room and confront Leonardo just before her wedding?
2. In Act 1, Scene 2 when the messenger girl comes to the house telling of the gifts the son has bought for his bride, how does the mother-in-law react?
3. What reasons does Leonardo give his wife for going to the blacksmith so frequently?
4. What does the mother-in-law talk to her daughter about when they arrive at the house after the deaths of Leonardo and the son?
5. How does the bride react when the son asks her about their wedding day during her first meeting with the mother?
6. Why does the mother ask her son if he's wearing a watch after they arrive at his bride's home?
7. How does the mother-in-law tell her daughter to mourn Leonardo?
8. What does the bride ask of the groom just before they are to be married?
9. What case does the bride want to make to the mother after the two men have died?
10. After the wife shows surprise at hearing that Leonardo has been taking his horse across the plain, how does Leonardo react towards her?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the concept of fate in the play. What role does fate play in the lives of the play's characters? Does anyone tempt or try and alter their fate? If so, what are the ramifications of this?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the male characters' views of marriage in the play. Compare and contrast these views and analyze the importance of the differences shown between the male characters.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the symbolism of color in the play. What colors are most associated with the play's characters? What importance does color play in the community of the play?
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