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

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

3. What destroyed the village Ponza comes from?
(a) A tornado.
(b) An earthquake.
(c) A volcano.
(d) A fire.

4. What did Amalia say to Ponza at the door in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Hello.
(b) That she brought bread.
(c) That she came to see his mother-in-law.
(d) Nothing.

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. What is Ponza's apartment overlooking?

2. How many times does Dina say that she and Amalia have attempted to visit Senora Frola?

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?"

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

5. Why does Laudisi suggest the wife doesn't go outdoors in Act 1, Scene 1?

(see the answer key)

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