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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What has Frank been shopping for while in Italy?
(a) Art.
(b) Real estate.
(c) Clothing.
(d) Jewelry and watches.

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

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

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

12. What is Eda's reaction to Frank's suggestion that she be "shared" between him and Alan?
(a) She instantly refuses.
(b) She asks Frank for money.
(c) She calls the police.
(d) She threatens to call her parents.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of car is Frank driving in the opening of the story's second part?

2. 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)?

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

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

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

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