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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. What does Eda's father do for a living?
2. In the restaurant in Spoleto, what is Frank distracted by?
3. Where do Frank and Alan drink in Venice?
4. After they drop Eda off, what does Alan say to Frank about the encounter?
5. In Padua, where does Alan go for a walk by himself in the early morning?
Short Essay Questions
1. In the hotel bar in Spoleto, what does Alan tell Frank about Europe, and what is Frank's response?
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. When Frank and Alan are leaving a Spoleto restaurant with Eda between them, what does the clerk say, and what is his meaning?
4. What joke does Brenda make about Italians during the conversation about espresso?
5. Whom do Frank and Alan meet in Arezzo, and how do they meet her?
6. When the second part of the story opens, where are Alan and Frank, and who is with them?
7. What has happened in Brenda's life since she and Frank broke up?
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 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 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.
Essay Topic 2
Read some passages of Ernest Hemingway's writing and read about what critics view as the hallmarks of his style. Then, write an essay in which you compare and contrast his style with Salter's. Use quoted textual evidence from both Salter and Hemingway to support your claims, and cite sources in MLA format.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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