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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. As Alan rides through the countryside outside Venice and as he walks around Padua, what seems to impress him most about Italy?
2. When Frank tells Alan that he can drive Brenda to Rome himself, what does Brenda tell Frank?
3. In the restaurant in Spoleto, what is Frank distracted by?
4. Where did Frank take Alan and Brenda in Paris?
5. What is ironic about the setting around Frank when he calls Eda about going to Florence?
Short Essay Questions
1. In the story's closing paragraphs, what is Alan thinking about, and why?
2. What is Eda's reaction to Frank's explanation of the situation with Alan, and how does Frank treat her decision?
3. What has happened in Brenda's life since she and Frank broke up?
4. When the second part of the story opens, where are Alan and Frank, and who is with them?
5. What joke does Brenda make about Italians during the conversation about espresso?
6. 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?
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. What does Brenda suggest to Frank about New York, and what is it implied that she is hinting about?
10. Whom do Frank and Alan meet in Arezzo, and how do they meet her?
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 that examines both the causes and consequences of Frank's restlessness. Support your claims with evidence from the text.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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