1. Who says, "The truth, my dear, is that, with a husband who always claims to know everything, I never manage to know anything?"
(a) Signora Sirelli.
(b) Signora Bologna.
(c) Signora Ponza.
(d) Signora Agazzi.

2. What does Dina tell Laudisi to do in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Stay.
(b) Leave.
(c) Eat dinner.
(d) Call Ponza.

3. What is the literary technique called by which Laudisi speaks aloud in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) Aside.
(b) Muttering.
(c) Soliloquy.
(d) Dialogue.

4. What did Ponza say upon answering the door to Amalia?
(a) Leave us.
(b) Hello.
(c) Nothing.
(d) I love you.

5. What does Signora Sirelli say of Ponza's face?
(a) It is twisted.
(b) It is black.
(c) There's something bad in it.
(d) There's something kind in it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says, "Don't tell them what you see in me, because all four will tell you you are wrong, whereas you are not wrong in the least: I really am as you see me?"

2. Who is Agazzi speaking to on the phone in Act 2, Scene 1?

3. Who does Signor Sirelli say Ponza keeps under lock and key?

4. What does Dina compare Ponza's eyes to in Act 1, Scene 2?

5. What does Signora Sirelli refer to Amalia as in Act 1, Scene 2?

(see the answer key)

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