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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "The Adventure of a Clerk," what does Enrico want to talk about but can't?
(a) His weird dreams.
(b) His wife's pregnancy.
(c) His stomach flu.
(d) His wonderful night.

2. In "The Adventure of a Photographer", what does Antonio buy?
(a) An old-fashioned camera.
(b) A new outfit.
(c) A new easel.
(d) A potter's wheel.

3. In "The Adventure of a Poet", where does the story take place?
(a) A desert.
(b) A factory.
(c) The tundra.
(d) A coastal town.

4. In "Dollars and the Demimondaine", who are La Bolognese and Mad Maria?
(a) Prostitutes.
(b) Housekeepers.
(c) Waitresses.
(d) Emanuele's mother and aunt.

5. In "Transit Bed", where does Gim hide?
(a) The bathroom.
(b) In a closet.
(c) The trunk of a car.
(d) The shed.

6. In "The Adventure of a Soldier", where does the story take place?
(a) In a hotel.
(b) On a boat.
(c) On a bus.
(d) On a train.

7. In "The Adventure of a Nearsighted Man", Amilcare Carruga is a ___.
(a) Widow.
(b) Small child.
(c) Homosexual.
(d) Bachelor.

8. In "The Adventure of a Bather", what does Isotta lose?
(a) Her bikini bottom.
(b) Her towel.
(c) Her bikini top.
(d) Her goggles.

9. In "The Adventure of a Traveler", who is Cinzia?
(a) Federico's maid.
(b) Federico's girlfriend.
(c) Federico's mother.
(d) Federico's sister.

10. In "Desire in November", what does Barbagallo touch repeatedly?
(a) Himself.
(b) Fur coats.
(c) Running water.
(d) Falling snow.

11. In "Dollars and the Demimondaine", how do Emanuele and Jolanda make a living?
(a) Cleaning houses.
(b) Selling American dollars.
(c) Pimping Jolanda.
(d) Tending bar.

12. In "Dollars and the Demimondaine", who gets arrested?
(a) A sailor.
(b) No one.
(c) Jolanda.
(d) Emanuele.

13. In "Theft in a Pastry Shop", who is in charge of the robbery?
(a) Baby.
(b) Uora-Uora
(c) Dritto.
(d) A monkey.

14. In "The Adventure of a Nearsighted Man", where does Amilcare go?
(a) Hong Kong.
(b) To his mother's house.
(c) To his hometown.
(d) To his favorite cafe.

15. In "Dollars and the Demimondaine", what is the relationship between Emanuele and Jolanda?
(a) Brother and sister.
(b) Husband and wife.
(c) Pimp and prostitute.
(d) Cousins.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Transit Bed", what is Gim's profession?

2. In "Sleeping Like Dogs", how does Belmoretto rent out the object he himself has rented?

3. In "The Adventure of a Nearsighted Man", what does Amilcare get?

4. In "Sleeping Like Dogs", where does the story take place?

5. In "The Adventure of a Poet", where do Usnelli and Delia go swimming?

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