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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay 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. Where is Eda when they first see her?
(a) Selling jewelry in the market.
(b) Working at the hotel desk.
(c) Coming through an arch near a church.
(d) Riding in her parents' car.

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

4. 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 not used to air conditioning.
(d) She is inexperienced and afraid.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long have Frank and Alan planned to be in Europe?

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

3. As Alan rides through the countryside outside Venice and as he walks around Padua, what seems to impress him most about Italy?

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

5. 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)?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is symbolic about the car that Frank and Alan are in while they tour Europe?

2. What joke does Brenda make about Italians during the conversation about espresso?

3. What does the narrative imply happens between Alan and Eda on the night before the story ends, and what is Alan's reaction to it in the morning?

4. In the hotel bar in Spoleto, what does Alan tell Frank about Europe, and what is Frank's response?

5. In the story's closing paragraphs, what is Alan thinking about, and why?

6. Where do Frank and Alan take Eda, and what does Frank buy her there?

7. What is Eda's reaction to Frank's explanation of the situation with Alan, and how does Frank treat her decision?

8. What do Frank and Brenda fight about when it is time for her to leave Italy, and how does Alan become involved in the argument?

9. What happens between Frank and Eda in his hotel room?

10. What does Brenda suggest to Frank about New York, and what is it implied that she is hinting about?

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