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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Serafina say her husband had a body like?
(a) An old man.
(b) A teenager.
(c) A body builder.
(d) A young boy.

2. Who will not allow Rosario's body to be cremated?
(a) The Catholic Church.
(b) Rosario's father.
(c) The local community.
(d) Rosario's mother.

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

4. What part of her body does Serafina clutch?
(a) Her knee.
(b) Her throat.
(c) Her hair.
(d) Her arm.

5. What is Serafina worried she will be late for?
(a) The cinema.
(b) A dinner date.
(c) The wedding ceremony.
(d) The graduation ceremony.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the group agree should tell Serafina the news?

2. What does Serafina want someone to take away from Rosa?

3. Who does Serafina blame for her recent trouble with her daughter?

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

5. What color is the cottage wallpaper?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Serafina tell Rosa not to look at Strega?

2. How did Serafina react to Rosa talking to Peppina?

3. How does Serafina react when the group enters the house?

4. How did Serafina know she had conceived?

5. Why does Jack want to take Rosa's handkerchief back to his ship?

6. What is the story that Peppina tells about Rosa?

7. How does Serafina try to tidy her mother up?

8. What does Alvaro foretell will happen to Serafina?

9. What sound comes from the back of the cottage?

10. Why is Serafina frustrated at the beginning of this scene?

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