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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 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) Sibilance.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Metonymy.
(d) Personification.

2. What is Alan's life being compared to in the sentence, "It seemed that his life was being clarified, the sediment was drifting down" (39)?
(a) A liquid like water or wine.
(b) A science experiment.
(c) A water treatment facility.
(d) A glass or chalice.

3. What does Alan notice about Frank when Frank gets out of the car with Eda after they drop her off?
(a) Frank looks upset by what Eda is saying.
(b) Frank is getting thick around his waist.
(c) Frank's tweed jacket has a price tag on it.
(d) Frank's hair is thinning.

4. What does Frank offer Eda while they are in the car riding around Arezzo?
(a) Money.
(b) A fancy watch.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) A cigarette.

5. How long have Frank and Alan planned to be in Europe?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 1 month.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Frank give the portiere 40,000 lire?

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

2. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

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