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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Signora Sirelli refer to Amalia as in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) The wife of a hero.
(b) The wife of a sailor.
(c) The wife of a superior.
(d) The wife of the governor.

2. Who calls Ponza's behavior cruelty in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Dina.
(b) Signora Frola.
(c) Agazzi.
(d) Signora Ponza.

3. Why does Laudisi suggest the wife doesn't go outdoors in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) She's sick.
(b) She's in love.
(c) She hates the town.
(d) She's a hypochondriac.

4. Who is Agazzi's daughter?
(a) Dina.
(b) Signora Ponza.
(c) Amalia.
(d) Signora Frola.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ponza stand there waiting for Amalia to do, according to them in Act 1, Scene 2?

2. When does Ponza say he married the second time?

3. What does Signora Frola say to Amalia regarding not having paid a visit?

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

5. What is notable about the courtyard at the building where Ponza lives?

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