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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. "The Adventure of a Clerk," what does Enrico Gnei do before work?
(a) Eats breakfast and shaves.
(b) Drinks a beer.
(c) Puts gas in his car.
(d) Kisses his wife good-bye.

2. In "The Adventure of a Nearsighted Man", what does Amilcare worry about?
(a) That the last great thrill of his life is over.
(b) His fading looks.
(c) If he needs a new job.
(d) His weight.

3. In "The Adventure of a Reader", where does Amedeo like to read?
(a) In his bedroom.
(b) On the bus.
(c) The beach.
(d) His kitchen.

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

5. In "The Adventure of a Reader", what does Amedeo like to do other than read?
(a) Bike and swim.
(b) Go out to eat.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Fly planes.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Adventure of a Photographer", who does Antonio fall in love with?

2. In "Dollars and the Demimondaine", who goes into the bar first?

3. In "The Adventure of a Reader", why does the woman get mad at Amedeo?

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

5. In "The Adventure of a Nearsighted Man", Amilcare Carruga is a ___.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In "The Adventure of a Poet", what does Usnelli see that is beautiful? How does he feel about it?

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

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

5. In "Dollars and the Demimondaine", how does Emanuele try to get Jolanda out of the bar?

6. In "The Adventure of a Clerk", what is the clerk doing?

7. In "The Adventure of a Bather", who finally helps the bather?

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

9. In "The Adventure of a Photographer", why doesn't Antonino like amateur photographs?

10. In "The Adventure of a Clerk", why doesn't the clerk talk to anyone about what he is thinking and feeling?

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