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

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

3. What is playing on the car radio when Frank and Alan first give Eda a ride?
(a) An Italian opera.
(b) A story about the murder of a priest.
(c) A story about the Korean War.
(d) American big band music.

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

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)?
(a) Alan's eyesight is poor.
(b) Italy has different clothing standards.
(c) Italians are more relaxed about time.
(d) She has been out all night.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of coffee does Frank ask Brenda about?

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

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. When Frank and Alan are leaving a Spoleto restaurant with Eda between them, what does the clerk say, and what is his meaning?

2. What has happened in Brenda's life since she and Frank broke up?

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

4. 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?

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

6. What does Frank decide not to tell Alan about his conversation with Eda, and why?

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

8. When the second part of the story opens, where are Alan and Frank, and who is with them?

9. 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?

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

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