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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 Laudisi ask Sirelli to do once he's come to the center of the room to him in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Run.
(b) Dance.
(c) Kiss him.
(d) Touch him.

2. How many children does Signora Frola say that her daughter has?
(a) None.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

3. What is Ponza's apartment overlooking?
(a) The firefield.
(b) The orchard.
(c) The church.
(d) The graveyard.

4. Why does Signora Frola say she and her daughter choose not to see one another in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) For her health.
(b) For Ponza's sake.
(c) For her sanity.
(d) For each other's sake.

5. What does Laudisi say to the others is useless in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Their curiosity.
(b) Their hostility.
(c) Their anger.
(d) Their ambilalence.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says, "I thought she was trying to protect her son-in-law from suspicion. That seemed to be the whole aim of her visit?"

2. Who says, "Or do you think the old lady should have asked your permission? Just because your father is above her son-in-law?"

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. In whose house does Act 1, Scenes 1 and 2 take place?

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

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