Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who has arrived along with the Sirellis in Act 1, Scene 2?
2. What does Signora Frola say that she and her friends arranged?
3. Who says, "What a pompous attitude! Aren't people allowed to stay home and enjoy a little privacy?"
4. What does Ponza say of his mother-in-law in Act 1, Scene 5?
5. Who is Ponza always seen with?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What does Amalia suggest about the daughter and the mother-in-law in Act 1, Scene 1? How does Laudisi reply?
3. What did Agazzi tell the Prefect in Act 1, Scene 2? What was the Prefect's response?
4. What does Ponza make of the piano music in Act 2, Scene 7? Why?
5. What does Laudisi say of the documents in Act 3, Scene 1? What does he suggest to Centuri?
6. Where did Centuri see the Prefect in Act 2, Scene 2? What does Agazzi say?
7. What does Laudisi do alone in the room after the others have left in Act 2?
8. How does Signora Frola respond to Sirelli's comment that it is Ponza who bars her from seeing her daughter in Act 1, Scene 4?
9. How does Signora Frola respond to Ponza in Act 2, Scene 8? What do the women do?
10. What does Laudisi suggest about the mother-in-law and Ponza in Act 1, Scene 1? How do the women respond?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Pirandello's use of Repetition in Right You Are, If You Think You Are. What effect does this repetition serve? How does it work to propel the play forward?
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast the character Laudisi with that of the townspeople. How is he different? What similarities do they have?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the Actions and Objectives in Act 2 between Ponza and the townspeople and Signora Flora and the townspeople. What does each want? How do they go about achieving their objectives?
|
This section contains 820 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
