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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 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 in Frank's room against her will.
(d) She is inexperienced and afraid.

2. Where are Frank, Alan, and Brenda at the beginning of Part 2?
(a) Near Padua.
(b) Near Como.
(c) Near Lugano.
(d) Near Spoleto.

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

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

5. What kind of coffee does Frank ask Brenda about?
(a) Espresso.
(b) Latte.
(c) Americano.
(d) Cappuccino.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Eda when they first see her?

2. 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)?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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