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

2. How does Frank feel when he smells leaf smoke on the way to Florence?
(a) Nostalgic.
(b) Ashamed.
(c) Confused.
(d) Triumphant.

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

4. What is implied has happened to Eda at the end of the story?
(a) She has left Frank for Alan.
(b) She has been abandoned in Spoleto.
(c) She has gone home to her parents.
(d) She has been coerced into sleeping with Alan.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Which detail conveys Frank's continued attractiveness to women despite his age?

5. What does Alan notice about Frank when Frank gets out of the car with Eda after they drop her off?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

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

7. Whom do Frank and Alan meet in Arezzo, and how do they meet her?

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

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

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

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