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

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

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

4. Who arrives in Act 1, Scene 5 after Signora Frola exits?
(a) Laudisi.
(b) Ponza.
(c) Agazzi.
(d) Signora Ponza.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Laudisi say to do with "what other people see and touch even if it's the opposite of what you see and touch?"

3. Who says, "You don't mean to say you understand it if a mother--unable to bear being away from the daughter--follows her and then is compelled to live apart from her in a city where after all she's a stranger too?"

4. What goes up and down between Signora Frola and her daughter by ropes?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the plan Agazzi devises to bring Ponza and his mother-in-law together in Act 2, Scene 2?

2. What do the Sirellis argue about in Act 1, Scene 2?

3. What does Laudisi suggest everyone accept as the truth? Why?

4. What does Dina liken the situation to in Act 1, Scene 1? How does Laudisi respond?

5. What does Dina tell the women in Act 2, Scene 4 regarding Signora Frola? What have they seen?

6. What is Signora Frola's reason for not accepted guests in Act 1, Scene 4? What do the townspeople ask her regarding this?

7. How does Signora Sirelli feel about the drama in Act 2, Scene 2? What does she remark on Laudisi?

8. What exposition is provided by the gossip in Act 1, Scene 2 regarding the Ponzis' past?

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

10. What does Signora Frola say when she enters in Act 3? Why does she feel this way?

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