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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 are the mothers demanding Serafina give them?

2. Who is Serafina waiting for?

3. What is Estelle carrying a bouquet of?

4. What city are Bessie and Flora catching a train to?

5. Who is Father de Leo talking to at the beginning of the scene?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Father de Leo think Serafina should get her life together?

2. How do the women react to Estelle's appearance?

3. How does Assunta comfort Serafina?

4. Why does Serafina run out of her house screaming?

5. What does Assunta say about Rosario's ashes?

6. What mistake does Alvaro make when protesting against being a flirt?

7. Why is Rosa so sad?

8. Describe Serafina's appearance in this scene.

9. How does Miss Yorke's appearance enrage the women?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Asde from the main character examine the way the author uses the other characters in the play. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 2

Compare Serafina's character to the person she is at the beginning of the play to the person she is at the end.

1. What did Serafina hope to achieve at the beginning of the play?

2. What events changes Serafina's ideas about life?

3. How has Serafina's character changed by the end of the play?

Essay Topic 3

Choose two of the following people and outline his/her influence on Rosa's life.

1. Rosario.

2. Serafina.

3. Jack.

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