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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Assunta's job?
(a) A nurse.
(b) An herbalist.
(c) A cook.
(d) A dressmaker.

2. Why does Father de Leo not want Rosario's body to be cremated?
(a) It is an abomination of the Catholic Church.
(b) Serafina cannot afford such a funeral.
(c) It is against Rosario's wishes.
(d) It is against Serafina's wishes.

3. What does Serafina ask the group not to do?
(a) Cry.
(b) Speak.
(c) Sit down.
(d) Come in.

4. Which of the group opens the house door?
(a) Assunta.
(b) Rosario.
(c) Rebecca.
(d) Father de Leo.

5. What does the priest not want to happen to Rosario's body?
(a) For it to be disfigured.
(b) For it to be sent back to Italy.
(c) For it to be cremated.
(d) For it to be buried.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Rosario making his last run for that night?

2. What two cities is the play's setting located between?

3. What ethnic group is the area mostly populated with?

4. What of the following words best describes Serafina?

5. What is the name of Serafina's husband?

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