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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What destroyed the village Ponza comes from?
(a) An earthquake.
(b) A tornado.
(c) A fire.
(d) A volcano.

2. Why does Amelia think that Ponza put his mother-in-law up in town?
(a) To flatter her.
(b) To bother them.
(c) To keep her away from his wife.
(d) To have an affair with her.

3. What does Signora Sirelli say of Ponza's face?
(a) There's something bad in it.
(b) It is black.
(c) It is twisted.
(d) There's something kind in it.

4. What does Dina compare to the Ponza's strange behavior?
(a) Putting the cook's shoes on the table.
(b) Asking the neighbors to spy.
(c) Uncorking wine after dinner.
(d) Burning dinner.

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

6. Who has Agazzi run to in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) The Mayor.
(b) The Governor.
(c) The Priest.
(d) Signor Sirelli.

7. Who is Amalia married to?
(a) Sirelli.
(b) Agazzi.
(c) Ponza.
(d) Laudisi.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. What is notable about the courtyard at the building where Ponza lives?
(a) It is vast.
(b) It is dark.
(c) It is beautiful.
(d) It is filled with peaches.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Agazzi's daughter?

2. How many relatives does Signora Frola say they lost in the disaster?

3. Who says, "What a pompous attitude! Aren't people allowed to stay home and enjoy a little privacy?"

4. Which character is NOT present in Act 1, Scene 1?

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

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