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

2. 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) Amalia.
(b) Dina.
(c) Agazzi.
(d) Laudisi.

3. In whose house does Act 1, Scenes 1 and 2 take place?
(a) Ponza.
(b) Nenni.
(c) Agazzi.
(d) Laudisi.

4. What does Laudisi suggest as a reason the mother-in-law and her daughter live apart?
(a) Jealousy.
(b) Incapatability of character.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Love.

5. What happens when the mother-in-law pulls the rope?
(a) Sirelli appears.
(b) The Butler leads her inside.
(c) Bells ring.
(d) Ponza appears.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Laudisi ask Sirelli to do once he's come to the center of the room to him in Act 1, Scene 2?

3. What does Signora Sirelli say of Ponza's face?

4. 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?"

5. When does Ponza come to visit Signora Frola?

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