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

Multiple Choice 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)?
(a) Personification.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Sibilance.
(d) Metonymy.

2. After they drop Eda off, what does Alan say to Frank about the encounter?
(a) He would like to see Eda again.
(b) Eda is a beautiful girl.
(c) Frank's behavior is immoral.
(d) It will land them in trouble.

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

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

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

6. Where did Frank take Alan and Brenda in Paris?
(a) A museum.
(b) The ballet.
(c) The opera.
(d) A cabaret.

7. 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 employees at the coffee place in Como.
(c) The comments of the border guards as they cross into Como.
(d) The behavior of the German hotel manager's girlfriend.

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

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

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

11. From context, which is a reasonable interpretation of the simile "They had separate rooms, like staterooms, like passengers on a fading boat" (36)?
(a) Europe is a boring place to visit.
(b) Brenda, Frank, and Alan are getting older.
(c) Brenda, Frank, and Alan no longer enjoy each other's company.
(d) Europe is a snobby and elitist place.

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

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

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Frank been shopping for while in Italy?

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

3. In Padua, where does Alan go for a walk by himself in the early morning?

4. What is playing on the car radio when Frank and Alan first give Eda a ride?

5. Why is Brenda heading to Rome?

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