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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. What is notable about the courtyard at the building where Ponza lives?
(a) It is beautiful.
(b) It is filled with peaches.
(c) It is vast.
(d) It is dark.

2. Who has seen Ponza's wife in the village in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) No one.
(b) Laudisi.
(c) Agazzi.
(d) Sirelli.

3. Who has arrived along with the Sirellis in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Signora Frola.
(b) Signora Ponza.
(c) Signora Zini.
(d) Signora Cini.

4. Who does Ponza never bring to Signora Frola's apartment?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her daughter.
(c) Her friends.
(d) Her brother.

5. How does Signora Frola communicate with her daughter?
(a) From the courtyard.
(b) From the terrace.
(c) Letters from afar.
(d) By telephone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Ponza's mother-in-law?

2. Who says, "We come here as to the fountain, two poor women athirst for news?"

3. What does Dina compare to the Ponza's strange behavior?

4. What does Sirelli call Ponza in Act 1, Scene 2?

5. Who is Amalia married to?

(see the answer key)

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