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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. "The Adventure of a Clerk," how does Enrico Gnei feel after starting work?
2. In "Theft in a Pastry Shop", who is the first to eat a pastry?
3. In "The Adventure of a Photographer", what is Antonino Paraggi's profession?
4. In "Sleeping Like Dogs", how does Belmoretto rent out the object he himself has rented?
5. In "The Adventure of a Photographer", what does Antonio become obsessed with?
Short Essay Questions
1. In "Theft in a Pastry Shop", what makes the thieves more excited than money? Why?
2. In "Dollars and the Demimondaine", why does Jolanda enter the bar first?
3. In "Dollars and the Demimondaine", how does Emanuele try to get Jolanda out of the bar?
4. In "The Adventure of a Reader", what does Amedeo like to do?
5. In "Sleeping Like Dogs", what is Belmoretto's plan?
6. In "The Adventure of a Clerk", why doesn't the clerk talk to anyone about what he is thinking and feeling?
7. In "Desire in November", why is Barbagallo by the fur shop?
8. In "The Adventure of a Bather", who is the bather?
9. In "The Adventure of a Nearsighted Man", what is the man's problem and how does he fix it?
10. In "The Adventure of a Traveler", what is the traveler obsessed with?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Highlight and explain the author's use of metaphor and/or symbolism, perhaps mentioning:
A) "One Of The Three Is Still Alive"
B) "Big Fish, Little Fish"
C) "Adam, One Afternoon"
Essay Topic 2
What literary technique did you feel the author used most effectively in this book?
Essay Topic 3
Explore and discuss Calvino's writing style as exhibited in "Difficult Loves", perhaps mentioning
A) Narration
B) Use of details
C) Characters
D) Time period and
E) Pace
and making sure to cite examples from the text.
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