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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the detail of Eda's trembling in Frank's hotel room indicate?
(a) She is in Frank's room against her will.
(b) She is ashamed of her decision to see Frank.
(c) She is inexperienced and afraid.
(d) She is not used to air conditioning.

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

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

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

5. What is implied has happened to Eda at the end of the story?
(a) She has gone home to her parents.
(b) She has been abandoned in Spoleto.
(c) She has been coerced into sleeping with Alan.
(d) She has left Frank for Alan.

6. How does Frank strike up a conversation with Eda?
(a) He asks her for directions.
(b) He picks up her fallen school books.
(c) He pretends to know her parents.
(d) He offers her sweets.

7. How long have Frank and Alan planned to be in Europe?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 3 weeks.

8. Where are Frank, Alan, and Brenda at the beginning of Part 2?
(a) Near Padua.
(b) Near Lugano.
(c) Near Spoleto.
(d) Near Como.

9. 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)?
(a) A water treatment facility.
(b) A glass or chalice.
(c) A science experiment.
(d) A liquid like water or wine.

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

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 beauty.
(b) Its friendliness.
(c) Its foreignness.
(d) Its age.

12. At what time of year are Frank and Alan in Venice?
(a) Late in the fall.
(b) Midsummer.
(c) The very beginning of fall.
(d) The very end of spring.

13. What does Eda's father do for a living?
(a) Sell cars.
(b) Masonry.
(c) Restore furniture.
(d) Raise chickens.

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

15. What reason does Eda give for refusing to go to Florence with Frank and Alan?
(a) She has exams at school on Monday.
(b) She is afraid to leave town with strangers.
(c) She is not really interested in Frank.
(d) She does not know what she will tell her parents.

Short Answer Questions

1. What technique is used in the sentence, "On the curtained upper floors the legs of countesses uncoiled, slithering on the sheets like a serpent" (38)?

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

3. What does Alan notice about Frank when Frank gets out of the car with Eda after they drop her off?

4. After they drop Eda off, what does Alan say to Frank about the encounter?

5. What is ironic about the setting around Frank when he calls Eda about going to Florence?

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