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

2. Why are most of the things that they see while window shopping in Florence unsuitable for Eda?
(a) They are meant for furnishing a home.
(b) They are meant for adult women.
(c) They are meant for tourists.
(d) They are meant for upper class women.

3. 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 friendliness.
(c) Its beauty.
(d) Its foreignness.

4. What does Frank like about Brenda?
(a) Her sense of humor.
(b) Her intelligence.
(c) Her voice.
(d) Her sophistication.

5. Where is Alan's family from?
(a) Washington, D.C.
(b) Cleveland.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Hartford.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Frank strike up a conversation with Eda?

2. In the sentence, "The blue car of the carabiniere lazed past," what does the word "carabiniere" mean (39)?

3. Which word is twice used to describe the way Eda looks?

4. What is implied in the discussion of the case that Alan's father tries "in another part of the state" (25)?

5. When Alan wonders, "Giotto--what would that mean to her?" what does "Giotto" refer to (39)?

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