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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why does Frank buy postcards in Arezzo?
(a) To send to Nan.
(b) To send to clients.
(c) For Alan to send to his daughter.
(d) To send to Brenda.

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

5. 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) He is still at the same hotel where he had her in his room just the night before.
(c) Alan is nearby but has no idea that Frank plans to invite Eda along with them to Florence.
(d) The same porter that he had to bribe the night before is the one who placed the call.

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

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

8. What does Frank offer Eda while they are in the car riding around Arezzo?
(a) A fancy watch.
(b) A cigarette.
(c) Money.
(d) Alcohol.

9. 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's tweed jacket has a price tag on it.
(d) Frank is getting thick around his waist.

10. 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 inexperienced and afraid.
(c) She is not used to air conditioning.
(d) She is ashamed of her decision to see Frank.

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

12. 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 science experiment.
(c) A liquid like water or wine.
(d) A glass or chalice.

13. Which is the best description of the husband and wife conversation that Frank mimics?
(a) Earnest.
(b) Condescending.
(c) Playful.
(d) Banal.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Frank feel when he smells leaf smoke on the way to Florence?

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

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

4. 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)?

5. Where are Frank, Alan, and Brenda at the beginning of Part 2?

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