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

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

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

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

5. What does the Ponza family always wear?
(a) Black.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Red.
(d) Juniper berries.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says, "I thought she was trying to protect her son-in-law from suspicion. That seemed to be the whole aim of her visit?"

2. Who does Dina say is arriving at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?

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

4. Why does Amelia think that Ponza put his mother-in-law up in town?

5. What does Dina tell Laudisi to do in Act 1, Scene 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Agazzi tell the Prefect in Act 1, Scene 2? What was the Prefect's response?

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

3. What does Sirelli tell his wife about Amalia in Act 1, Scene 2? How does he feel about the gossip?

4. What does Dina say about the piano heard offstage in Act 2, Scene 6?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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