View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Frank strike up a conversation with Eda?
(a) He picks up her fallen school books.
(b) He pretends to know her parents.
(c) He asks her for directions.
(d) He offers her sweets.

2. What kind of car is Frank driving in the opening of the story's second part?
(a) Renault.
(b) Bentley.
(c) Cadillac.
(d) Rolls Royce.

3. Where is Eda when they first see her?
(a) Working at the hotel desk.
(b) Riding in her parents' car.
(c) Selling jewelry in the market.
(d) Coming through an arch near a church.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. After they drop Eda off, what does Alan say to Frank about the encounter?

4. What does Eda's father do for a living?

5. In the sentence, "The blue car of the carabiniere lazed past," what does the word "carabiniere" mean (39)?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 979 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample