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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the Butler show in at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Senora Canelli.
(b) Senora Ponza.
(c) Sirelli and his wife.
(d) Cenora Laudisi.

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

3. Who says, "You don't mean to say you understand it if a mother--unable to bear being away from the daughter--follows her and then is compelled to live apart from her in a city where after all she's a stranger too?"
(a) Dina.
(b) Amalia.
(c) Agazzi.
(d) Laudisi.

4. Who appears at the end of Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Signor Capello.
(b) The Butler.
(c) Dr. Mancini.
(d) Signor Pafunda.

5. Where is Ponza's apartment where he lives?
(a) The next town away.
(b) The center of town.
(c) The castle.
(d) The edge of town.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ponza say about his mother-in-law, according to Amalia, in Act 1, Scene 2?

2. What did Ponza say upon answering the door to Amalia?

3. Where is the village the Ponzas are from?

4. Who came to the door earlier that day when Amalia rang for Senora Frola?

5. What is Agazzi's position?

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