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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: "American Express" pages 35-46.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Alan's page 33 assessment of Cummings, their classmate who now serves in Congress?
(a) "A lightweight."
(b) "A sneak."
(c) "A toady."
(d) "A zero."

2. What is implied about having offices "near the copying machines" (29)?
(a) It allows Frank and Alan to hear all of the office gossip.
(b) The noise makes Frank and Alan less productive.
(c) The presence of secretaries making copies is distracting for Frank and Alan.
(d) It indicates Frank and Alan's low status.

3. What is playing on the car radio when Frank and Alan first give Eda a ride?
(a) A story about the Korean War.
(b) An Italian opera.
(c) A story about the murder of a priest.
(d) American big band music.

4. Where is Eda when they first see her?
(a) Selling jewelry in the market.
(b) Coming through an arch near a church.
(c) Riding in her parents' car.
(d) Working at the hotel desk.

5. In the sentence, "The blue car of the carabiniere lazed past," what does the word "carabiniere" mean (39)?
(a) Mayor.
(b) Police.
(c) Taxi driver.
(d) Tour leader.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is implied by the detail of the woman "dressed for dinner" getting out of a taxi in the morning outside Alan and Frank's hotel (39)?

2. Where do Frank and Alan drink in Venice?

3. In the restaurant in Spoleto, what is Frank distracted by?

4. What is Alan's life being compared to in the sentence, "It seemed that his life was being clarified, the sediment was drifting down" (39)?

5. What does Nan bring as a gift to the man who invites her over for tea?

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