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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is ironic about the setting around Frank when he calls Eda about going to Florence?
(a) He is sitting in a room with other children innocently playing cards while their mothers talk nearby.
(b) Alan is nearby but has no idea that Frank plans to invite Eda along with them to Florence.
(c) The same porter that he had to bribe the night before is the one who placed the call.
(d) He is still at the same hotel where he had her in his room just the night before.

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

3. 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)?
(a) Italy has different clothing standards.
(b) She has been out all night.
(c) Alan's eyesight is poor.
(d) Italians are more relaxed about time.

4. How does Frank feel when he smells leaf smoke on the way to Florence?
(a) Triumphant.
(b) Nostalgic.
(c) Ashamed.
(d) Confused.

5. Which word is twice used to describe the way Eda looks?
(a) Radiant.
(b) Pure.
(c) Mischievous.
(d) Angelic.

6. What kind of coffee does Frank ask Brenda about?
(a) Cappuccino.
(b) Espresso.
(c) Latte.
(d) Americano.

7. In the restaurant in Spoleto, what is Frank distracted by?
(a) A stain on his lapel.
(b) The birds outside the restaurant.
(c) The overly familiar waiter.
(d) A beautiful Swedish woman.

8. Why does Frank give the portiere 40,000 lire?
(a) To pretend to Eda's parents that Eda has a job at the hotel.
(b) To give to Eda when she leaves Frank's room.
(c) To ignore Eda's presence in Frank's room.
(d) To drive Eda to Frank's hotel and home again.

9. What kind of car is Frank driving in the opening of the story's second part?
(a) Cadillac.
(b) Rolls Royce.
(c) Bentley.
(d) Renault.

10. When Frank tells Alan that he can drive Brenda to Rome himself, what does Brenda tell Frank?
(a) That he should have become a politician.
(b) That he has no idea how to treat women.
(c) That he is a lawyer even in his personal life.
(d) That one day Alan will get fed up with him.

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

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

13. What does Alan notice about Frank when Frank gets out of the car with Eda after they drop her off?
(a) Frank looks upset by what Eda is saying.
(b) Frank's hair is thinning.
(c) Frank is getting thick around his waist.
(d) Frank's tweed jacket has a price tag on it.

14. Which detail conveys Frank's continued attractiveness to women despite his age?
(a) The behavior of the Italian countesses in Venice.
(b) The comments of the border guards as they cross into Como.
(c) The comments of the employees at the coffee place in Como.
(d) The behavior of the German hotel manager's girlfriend.

15. When Alan wonders, "Giotto--what would that mean to her?" what does "Giotto" refer to (39)?
(a) A religious site.
(b) A painter.
(c) A town.
(d) A river.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Eda when they first see her?

2. Why are most of the things that they see while window shopping in Florence unsuitable for Eda?

3. Which is the best description of the husband and wife conversation that Frank mimics?

4. What is Eda's reaction to Frank's suggestion that she be "shared" between him and Alan?

5. What does the detail of Eda's trembling in Frank's hotel room indicate?

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