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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. How old does the neighbor say the son's fiancée is when she dates her last suitor?
2. Who does the mother reminisce about by noting that he is now the same age as the bride would be on her wedding day?
3. What does the servant bring on the platters to serve to the mother, son and father?
4. What item does not appear on the gift that the son buys for his bride?
5. Who says, "I've always done a man's work"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What reasons does Leonardo give his wife for going to the blacksmith so frequently?
2. What do the woodcutters argue with the moon about when they first meet?
3. During the conversation between the bride and Leonardo just before her wedding day, what does Leonardo blame the bride for?
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. After the wife shows surprise at hearing that Leonardo has been taking his horse across the plain, how does Leonardo react towards her?
6. After Leonardo gives his excuse for being out on his horse, what does his wife begin doing?
7. What do the mother and her neighbor talk about when they first enter the house after they have learned of the son's death?
8. Why does the mother say she wishes her son was a girl?
9. Why does the mother refuse to leave her home to live with her son?
10. What do the woodcutters ask of death when they meet her in the woods in Act 3, Scene 1?
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
Discuss the role of anger in the play. Which characters show the most anger and what are the motivations behind it?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the play's portrayal of mourning. How do the characters in the play mourn similarly and differently? What does mourning bring to these characters?
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