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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Ponza's apartment where he lives?
(a) The center of town.
(b) The castle.
(c) The next town away.
(d) The edge of town.

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

3. What does the Ponza family always wear?
(a) Black.
(b) Juniper berries.
(c) Red.
(d) Flowers.

4. What does Ponza say happened to Signora Frola's daughter?
(a) She had a nervous breakdown.
(b) She left him.
(c) She is at home.
(d) She died.

5. What does Sirelli call Ponza in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) A goat.
(b) A monkey.
(c) A gold-mine.
(d) A boor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What goes up and down between Signora Frola and her daughter by ropes?

2. What two things does Laudisi say that they (the townspeople) are faced with in Act 2, Scene 1?

3. Who does Dina say she believes is mad in Act 2, Scene 2?

4. Who does Sirilli insist was in a sanitorium?

5. Who does Agazzi suggest do the talking to the Prefect in Act 3, Scene 3?

(see the answer key)

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