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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. When Alan wonders, "Giotto--what would that mean to her?" what does "Giotto" refer to (39)?
(a) A painter.
(b) A religious site.
(c) A river.
(d) A town.

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

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

4. 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)?
(a) Metonymy.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Personification.
(d) Sibilance.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is Eda's reaction to Frank's suggestion that she be "shared" between him and Alan?

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

5. What is the English translation of the word "Basta" (41)?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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