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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Theft in a Pastry Shop", who is still in the pastry shop when the police arrive?
(a) A monkey.
(b) Dritto.
(c) Uora-Uora.
(d) Baby.

2. In "Sleeping Like Dogs", where does the story take place?
(a) An apartment complex.
(b) A train station stairwell.
(c) A homeless shelter.
(d) A ship's hull.

3. In "Sleeping Like Dogs", what does Belmoretto rent to people?
(a) A crystal ball.
(b) A mattress.
(c) Silverware.
(d) A sleeping bag.

4. In "The Adventure of a Nearsighted Man", what has Amilcare been avoiding?
(a) His hometown.
(b) Reading the papers.
(c) His ex-girlfriend.
(d) Taking a shower.

5. In "The Adventure of a Poet", what does Delia like to do that Usnelli does not?
(a) Talk to the locals.
(b) Go hiking.
(c) Sing.
(d) Drink wine.

6. In "The Adventure of a Traveler", where does Federico live?
(a) Paris.
(b) Geneva.
(c) Northern Italy.
(d) London.

7. In "Sleeping Like Dogs", how does Belmoretto rent out the object he himself has rented?
(a) Per psychic reading.
(b) By the half hour.
(c) By the minute.
(d) Per meal.

8. In "Theft in a Pastry Shop", what do the police do when they arrive at the scene of the crime?
(a) Eat pastries.
(b) Arrest Ditto.
(c) Arrest Baby.
(d) Wrangle a monkey.

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

10. In "Sleeping Like Dogs", who does Belmoretto go to see?
(a) A psychic.
(b) La Bolognese.
(c) Mad Maria.
(d) His mother.

11. "The Adventure of a Clerk," how does Enrico Gnei feel when his day starts?
(a) Delighted.
(b) Ill.
(c) Annoyed.
(d) Anxious.

12. In "The Adventure of a Soldier", what is the woman's initial response to the soldier's advances?
(a) She kisses him.
(b) She pushes him away.
(c) She changes seats.
(d) She screams.

13. In "The Adventure of a Bather", who helps Isotta?
(a) Her sister.
(b) A boy and his father.
(c) Her husband.
(d) A foreign man.

14. In "The Adventure of a Traveler", how does Federico travel?
(a) By train.
(b) By plane.
(c) By walking.
(d) By car.

15. In "The Adventure of a Poet", where do Usnelli and Delia go swimming?
(a) In a grotto.
(b) In a retention pond.
(c) In a heated pool.
(d) In the sand.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Adventure of a Poet", what does Usnelli have a hard time doing?

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

3. In "Transit Bed", who gets kicked out of bed?

4. In "Dollars and the Demimondaine", who gets arrested?

5. In "Desire in November", where does the story take place?

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