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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. 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) Laudisi.
(c) Agazzi.
(d) Dina.

2. How old is Dina?
(a) Nineteen.
(b) Thirty-five.
(c) Twenty-nine.
(d) Seventeen.

3. Who says, "What a pompous attitude! Aren't people allowed to stay home and enjoy a little privacy?"
(a) Agazzi.
(b) Laudini.
(c) Signora Agazzi.
(d) Signora Victrola.

4. What does Ponza say of his mother-in-law in Act 1, Scene 5?
(a) She is hateful.
(b) She is lovely.
(c) She is evil.
(d) She is mad.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Signora Frola communicate with her daughter?

2. When does Ponza come to visit 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?"

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

5. What does Laudisi say to the others is useless in Act 1, Scene 2?

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