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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who arrives unexpectedly in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Signora Ponza.
(b) Signora Mancini.
(c) Signora Zici.
(d) Signora Frola.

2. How many relatives does Signora Frola say they lost in the disaster?
(a) Several.
(b) One of them.
(c) All of them.
(d) Two of them.

3. What did Amalia say to Ponza at the door in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Hello.
(b) Nothing.
(c) That she brought bread.
(d) That she came to see his mother-in-law.

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

5. Which character asks Signora Frola if she climbs all the stairs twice a day in Act 1 Scene 4?
(a) Agazzi.
(b) Ponza.
(c) Laudisi.
(d) Sirelli.

6. In whose house does Act 1, Scenes 1 and 2 take place?
(a) Ponza.
(b) Laudisi.
(c) Agazzi.
(d) Nenni.

7. What does Signora Frola say that she and her friends arranged?
(a) Her daughter's divorce.
(b) Her daughter's death.
(c) The pretense of a second wedding.
(d) Her daughter's humiliation.

8. Who insists everyone be seated before the guests arrive?
(a) Ponza.
(b) Amalia.
(c) Agazzi.
(d) The Butler.

9. What does Amalia say Ponza should be responsible for in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Courtesy.
(b) Reparation.
(c) His mother-in-law.
(d) His sister.

10. What does Dina tell Laudisi to do in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Stay.
(b) Leave.
(c) Eat dinner.
(d) Call Ponza.

11. Who says to Signora Frola, "To tell you the truth, Signora, I did take it rather ill . . . ?"
(a) Sirelli.
(b) Agazzi.
(c) Ponza.
(d) Laudisi.

12. Which character is NOT present in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Ponza.
(b) Laudisi.
(c) Amalia.
(d) Dina.

13. How many times does Dina say that she and Amalia have attempted to visit Senora Frola?
(a) Four times.
(b) Three times.
(c) Twice.
(d) Once.

14. Who says, "As a daughter, I don't claim my mother would climb ninety or a hundred stairs for me, but I wouldn't be satisfied with seeing her, without feeling her near me?"
(a) Amalia.
(b) Signora Ponza.
(c) Signora Frola.
(d) Dina.

15. Who has seen Ponza's wife in the village in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Laudisi.
(b) Agazzi.
(c) No one.
(d) Sirelli.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Amalia married to?

2. Who does Signor Sirelli say Ponza keeps under lock and key?

3. What does Signora Frola say that she and her daughter are with their arrangement?

4. Who says, "Oho, you can be sure he's at the bottom of the whole thing. Maybe he has his mother-in-law under lock and key too?"

5. What does Ponza say happened to Signora Frola's daughter?

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