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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Adventure of a Photographer", who does Antonino Paraggi look down upon?
(a) Musicians.
(b) Amateur photographers.
(c) Clowns.
(d) Potters.

2. In "The Adventure of a Reader", why does the woman get mad at Amedeo?
(a) He keeps staring at her chest.
(b) He is reading and not paying enough attention to her.
(c) He stole her book.
(d) He burps in her face.

3. In "Desire in November", where does the story take place?
(a) On an odd spring-like day in November.
(b) On a sunny morning in October.
(c) On a winter day in November.
(d) On a rainy day in April.

4. In "The Adventure of a Soldier", what is the woman doing when the soldier first tries to touch her?
(a) Talking to her friend.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Eating.
(d) Reading.

5. In "Theft in a Pastry Shop", who broke into the pastry shop according to the official police report?
(a) Dritto.
(b) Baby.
(c) A monkey.
(d) Uora-Uora.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Transit Bed", where does Gim hide?

2. In "Desire in November", what did Barbagallo get arrested for repeatedly?

3. In "Desire in November", when did Barbagallo's clothes get stolen?

4. "The Adventure of a Clerk," who does Enrico talk to at work?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the characters of Delia and Usnelli in "The Adventure of a Poet".

2. In "Theft in a Pastry Shop", how do the thieves escape?

3. In "The Adventure of a Traveler", where is the traveler going and why?

4. In "Desire in November", why is Barbagallo by the fur shop?

5. In "The Adventure of a Reader", what does Amedeo like to do?

6. In "The Adventure of a Nearsighted Man", what has the man been avoiding and why?

7. Write a synopsis of "The Adventure of a Soldier".

8. In "The Adventure of a Nearsighted Man", what is the man's problem and how does he fix it?

9. How does "Dollars and the Demimondaine" end?

10. In "The Adventure of a Bather", what does the bather lose and what does she do?

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