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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. Which character is identified as being in an "intermediate state though looking assured" (31)?
(a) Nan.
(b) Brenda.
(c) Frank.
(d) Alan.

2. As Alan rides through the countryside outside Venice and as he walks around Padua, what seems to impress him most about Italy?
(a) Its age.
(b) Its beauty.
(c) Its friendliness.
(d) Its foreignness.

3. What is the English translation of the word "Basta" (41)?
(a) More.
(b) Enough.
(c) Please.
(d) Later.

4. In Padua, where does Alan go for a walk by himself in the early morning?
(a) The market.
(b) Along the river.
(c) The grounds of a church.
(d) A museum.

5. Where do Frank and Alan drink in Venice?
(a) Goldie's.
(b) Jack's.
(c) Harry's.
(d) Nicola's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Frank offer Eda while they are in the car riding around Arezzo?

2. What is implied has happened to Eda at the end of the story?

3. To what is Brenda compared when she leaps from Frank's arms on page 27?

4. What kind of car is Frank driving in the opening of the story's second part?

5. What does Eda's father do for a living?

(see the answer key)

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