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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the Butler show in at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Senora Ponza.
(b) Cenora Laudisi.
(c) Sirelli and his wife.
(d) Senora Canelli.

2. What does Amalia say her husband claims Ponza is lacking in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Truth.
(b) Decency.
(c) Honor.
(d) Repect.

3. Who says, "We come here as to the fountain, two poor women athirst for news?"
(a) Signora Lubini.
(b) Signora Sirelli.
(c) Signora Ponza.
(d) Signora Dubelli.

4. What does Signora Frola say to Amalia regarding not having paid a visit?
(a) She laughs at her.
(b) She apologizes.
(c) She sneers at her.
(d) She says she doesn't like her.

5. Who has arrived along with the Sirellis in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Signora Cini.
(b) Signora Ponza.
(c) Signora Zini.
(d) Signora Frola.

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

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

8. When does Ponza say he married the second time?
(a) One year ago.
(b) Four years ago.
(c) Ten years ago.
(d) Two years ago.

9. What did Ponza say about his mother-in-law, according to Amalia, in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) She was not well.
(b) She was not coming.
(c) She had left.
(d) She was out.

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

11. What did Ponza stand there waiting for Amalia to do, according to them in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Leave.
(b) Take a drive.
(c) Get tea.
(d) Come in.

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

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

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

15. Who does Signora Frola say was taken to a sanitarium in Act 1, Scene 6?
(a) Herself.
(b) Ponza.
(c) Her daughter.
(d) Her son.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose name does Laudisi forget several times in Act 1, Scene 2?

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

3. How does Signora Frola communicate with her daughter?

4. What does Dina compare to the Ponza's strange behavior?

5. Who is Laudisi related to?

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