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

2. Who says, "Or do you think the old lady should have asked your permission? Just because your father is above her son-in-law?"
(a) Agazzi.
(b) Corelli.
(c) Ponza.
(d) Laudini.

3. Who is Ponza always seen with?
(a) His dog.
(b) His wife.
(c) His mother-in-law.
(d) His sister.

4. What do they let up and down on ropes at the Ponza's house?
(a) Baskets.
(b) Crates.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Bayonets.

5. What does Sirelli call Ponza in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) A goat.
(b) A boor.
(c) A monkey.
(d) A gold-mine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did not receive Amalia and Dina when they paid a visit?

2. Where is the village the Ponzas are from?

3. Who has seen Ponza's wife in the village in Act 1, Scene 2?

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

5. What does Laudisi say to do with "what other people see and touch even if it's the opposite of what you see and touch?"

(see the answer key)

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