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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character insists she could never live the life of a "lady"?
(a) Marlene.
(b) Nijo.
(c) Griselda.
(d) Isabella.

2. Who seems the least upset as Griselda tells her story?
(a) Marlene.
(b) Walter.
(c) Griselda.
(d) Nijo.

3. Which character interrupts Joan several times during the telling of her story?
(a) Isabella.
(b) The waitress.
(c) Marlene.
(d) Nijo.

4. Why did Griselda accept Walter's tests of her love?
(a) She was afraid he would beat her.
(b) She knew the outcome beforehand.
(c) She was raised to obey her husband.
(d) She enjoyed a challenge.

5. What is the main topic of conversation in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) Love.
(b) Careers.
(c) Travel.
(d) Having babies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are the women toasting Marlene?

2. How did Nijo feel when the Emperor died?

3. What happened to Nijo's child?

4. By the end of Act 1, Part 3, which woman's story seems the least probable or realistic?

5. What was one of the Emperor's rituals?

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