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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who came to the door earlier that day when Amalia rang for Senora Frola?
(a) Ponza.
(b) The sister.
(c) The Butler.
(d) Senora Frola.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Ponza never bring to Signora Frola's apartment?

2. Which character asks Signora Frola if she climbs all the stairs twice a day in Act 1 Scene 4?

3. What is Agazzi's position?

4. Who has arrived along with the Sirellis in Act 1, Scene 2?

5. What does Laudisi ask Sirelli to do once he's come to the center of the room to him in Act 1, Scene 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Laudisi say the townspeople are presented with in Act 2, Scene 1? How does Agazzi respond?

2. Who has refused to receive Amalia in Act 1, Scene 1? How does Amalia know about this person?

3. What does Laudisi say must be justified in the complaint the women have in Act 1, Scene 1? What is their response?

4. What does Laudisi tell the townspeople in Act 1, Scene 2 about the truth of the situation?

5. What does Amalia think of the scheme in Act 2, Scene 5? Why?

6. What does Laudisi suggest about the mother-in-law and Ponza in Act 1, Scene 1? How do the women respond?

7. What does Laudisi say the townspeople are doing to themselves in Act 1, Scene 2? What is his ongoing point throughout the play, as he says it in this scene?

8. How does Amalia explain the living situation of the Ponzas?

9. Why does Signora Sirelli tell Amalia they've come in Act 1, Scene 2? What does Amalia tell them?

10. What does Amalia suggest about the daughter and the mother-in-law in Act 1, Scene 1? How does Laudisi reply?

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