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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Ponza never bring to Signora Frola's apartment?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her daughter.
(d) Her friends.

3. Who is Laudisi related to?
(a) Nenni.
(b) Amalia.
(c) Ponza.
(d) Sirelli.

4. Who is Ponza always seen with?
(a) His dog.
(b) His sister.
(c) His mother-in-law.
(d) His wife.

5. 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) Laudisi.
(b) Signora Frola.
(c) Agazzi.
(d) Amalia.

6. What does Dina compare Ponza's eyes to in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A gentleman.
(c) A wild beast.
(d) A farmer.

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

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

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

10. Who does Signor Sirelli say Ponza keeps under lock and key?
(a) His sister.
(b) Himself.
(c) His mother.
(d) His wife.

11. What is Agazzi's position?
(a) Policeman.
(b) Governor.
(c) Councillor.
(d) Doctor.

12. 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) Dina.
(b) Signora Ponza.
(c) Signora Frola.
(d) Amalia.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who came to the door earlier that day when Amalia rang for Senora Frola?

2. What does Signora Frola say that she and her friends arranged?

3. Who arrives in Act 1, Scene 5 after Signora Frola exits?

4. Who appears at the end of Act 1, Scene 1?

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

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