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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. 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?"

2. Who does Signora Frola say was taken to a sanitarium in Act 1, Scene 6?

3. Who arrives unexpectedly in Act 1, Scene 4?

4. Who says, "We are talking now, if I understand the matter, of a mother who sees that her daughter neither can nor should stay tied to her as she was before--because now she has a life of her own?"

5. Where is the village the Ponzas are from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ponza ask of the Prefect as a condition that he present his wife? Why?

2. What does Sirelli suggest for determining the truth?

3. How does Signora Frola respond to Ponza in Act 2, Scene 8? What do the women do?

4. What does Ponza say when he enters in Act 3, Scene 5? Why?

5. What has Centuri discovered in Act 2, Scene 1 regarding Ponza's village?

6. What does Laudisi remark about Signora Frola's visit in Act 1, Scene 4? How do the others feel?

7. What does Laudisi ask the women about their complain in Act 1, Scene 1? What do they reply?

8. What about the documents makes them unreliable?

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

10. How does the Prefect respond to Laudisi's scheme in Act 3, Scene 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the characters of Ponza and Signora Frola. How are these characters alike? How are they different? Describe their demeanor, appearance, and actions.

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 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?

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