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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is notable about the courtyard at the building where Ponza lives?
2. Which character asks Signora Frola if she climbs all the stairs twice a day in Act 1 Scene 4?
3. Who says, "Don't tell them what you see in me, because all four will tell you you are wrong, whereas you are not wrong in the least: I really am as you see me?"
4. Who says, "Excuse me, Signora, for wondering how it is... with your daughter here... after such a blow... that... it seems to me that survivors would need to stand together . . . ?"
5. Who appears at the end of Act 1, Scene 1?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Sirelli tell his wife about Amalia in Act 1, Scene 2? How does he feel about the gossip?
2. Why does Signora Frola apologize in Act 1, Scene 4? What is the reaction?
3. What does Laudisi do alone in the room after the others have left in Act 2?
4. How does Laudisi greet Centuri in Act 3? What does Centuri present to him?
5. What does Amalia suggest about the daughter and the mother-in-law in Act 1, Scene 1? How does Laudisi reply?
6. What does Laudisi remark about Signora Frola's visit in Act 1, Scene 4? How do the others feel?
7. What does Dina liken the situation to in Act 1, Scene 1? How does Laudisi respond?
8. What does Laudisi suggest everyone accept as the truth? Why?
9. What is the reaction the townspeople have to Laudisi in Act 1, Scene 2? How do they act on this?
10. What does Signora Frola say when she enters in Act 3? Why does she feel this way?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the elements of both Tragedy and Comedy within Right You Are, If You Think You Are. Which elements of the play are Tragic? Which are Comic?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Laudisi as the role of the Raisonneur. What does this term mean? How does it apply to Laudisi? Give examples in your discussion.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the plot structure of Right You Are, If You Think You Are. Define and give examples of the terms: Action, Rising Action, Climax, and Falling Action in your discussion.
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