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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 did Ponza say about his mother-in-law, according to Amalia, in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) She was not well.
(b) She was out.
(c) She was not coming.
(d) She had left.

2. Who lives in the same apartment building as Agazzi?
(a) Ponza.
(b) Laudisi.
(c) Signora Cini.
(d) Signora Frola.

3. Who says, "We are talking now, if I understand the matter, of a mother who sees that her daughter neither can nor should stay tied to her as she was before--because now she has a life of her own?"
(a) Amalia.
(b) Signora Frola.
(c) Agazzi.
(d) Laudisi.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has arrived along with the Sirellis in Act 1, Scene 2?

2. What does Dina tell Laudisi to do in Act 1, Scene 2?

3. What does Dina compare Ponza's eyes to in Act 1, Scene 2?

4. Who does Dina say is arriving at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?

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

(see the answer key)

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