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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. When Alan wonders, "Giotto--what would that mean to her?" what does "Giotto" refer to (39)?
2. Where do Frank and Alan drink in Venice?
3. What reason does Eda give for refusing to go to Florence with Frank and Alan?
4. How does Frank feel when he smells leaf smoke on the way to Florence?
5. What kind of coffee does Frank ask Brenda about?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is symbolic about the car that Frank and Alan are in while they tour Europe?
2. Whom do Frank and Alan meet in Arezzo, and how do they meet her?
3. What does Frank decide not to tell Alan about his conversation with Eda, and why?
4. 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?
5. In the hotel bar in Spoleto, what does Alan tell Frank about Europe, and what is Frank's response?
6. Where do Frank and Alan take Eda, and what does Frank buy her there?
7. In the story's closing paragraphs, what is Alan thinking about, and why?
8. 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?
9. What does Brenda suggest to Frank about New York, and what is it implied that she is hinting about?
10. What joke does Brenda make about Italians during the conversation about espresso?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay in which you make and defend a claim about the role of the law in "American Express." Be sure to support your assertions with evidence from the text.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay in which you make and defend a claim about the role of women in "American Express." Be sure to support your assertions with evidence from the text.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay that compares and contrasts the settings of New York and Europe in "American Express." Your essay should make a claim about the significance of these two settings, not simply describe them. Be sure to support your assertions with evidence from the text.
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