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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 destroyed the village Ponza comes from?

2. What is notable about the courtyard at the building where Ponza lives?

3. What does Laudisi ask Sirelli to do once he's come to the center of the room to him in Act 1, Scene 2?

4. What did Ponza say upon answering the door to Amalia?

5. Who lives in the same apartment building as Agazzi?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Signora Frola say she communicates with her daughter? How do they feel about this arrangement?

2. What does Ponza make of the piano music in Act 2, Scene 7? Why?

3. What does Laudisi tell the townspeople in Act 1, Scene 2 about the truth of the situation?

4. What about the documents makes them unreliable?

5. What does Laudisi say must be justified in the complaint the women have in Act 1, Scene 1? What is their response?

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

7. How does Ponza react to the Prefect's suggestion? What is the Prefect's response?

8. What does Dina say, granting that Ponza's choice of living space wasn't intentional?

9. What does Sirelli suggest for determining the truth?

10. What do the documents prove in Act 3, Scene 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss "Conflict" in the play. What is the overarching conflict? What are underlying conflicts? Give examples of these. Define the term in your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss "Paradox" in Right You Are, If You Think You Are. What is the ultimate paradox in the play? How is this illuminated? Where is this paradox presented in the play?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Symbolism and Motif in Right You Are, If You Think You Are. What is the ultimate symbol of the play? What does that symbol represent? What motifs can be cited as examples? Define the terms in your answer.

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