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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In the sentence, "The blue car of the carabiniere lazed past," what does the word "carabiniere" mean (39)?
2. What does Alan notice about Frank when Frank gets out of the car with Eda after they drop her off?
3. Which detail conveys Frank's continued attractiveness to women despite his age?
4. When Alan wonders, "Giotto--what would that mean to her?" what does "Giotto" refer to (39)?
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. Whom do Frank and Alan meet in Arezzo, and how do they meet her?
2. What does Brenda suggest to Frank about New York, and what is it implied that she is hinting about?
3. What is Eda's reaction to Frank's explanation of the situation with Alan, and how does Frank treat her decision?
4. What happens between Frank and Eda in his hotel room?
5. What has happened in Brenda's life since she and Frank broke up?
6. In the story's closing paragraphs, what is Alan thinking about, and why?
7. When Frank and Alan are leaving a Spoleto restaurant with Eda between them, what does the clerk say, and what is his meaning?
8. Where do Frank and Alan take Eda, and what does Frank buy her there?
9. When the second part of the story opens, where are Alan and Frank, and who is with them?
10. What is symbolic about the car that Frank and Alan are in while they tour Europe?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the role of class differences in "American Express." Support your assertions with textual evidence.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the role of self-absorption in Frank's and Alan's lives. In what ways does it both help and hinder them? Do they both possess this characteristic to the same degree? Be sure to support your ideas with evidence from the text.
Essay Topic 3
Are Frank and Alan happy with their lives and achievements? Write an essay that uses evidence from the text to support a claim about whether either man understands how to make himself truly happy.
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