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

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

3. In "Transit Bed", who is running from the police?
(a) Lilin.
(b) Seddu.
(c) Gim.
(d) Armanda.

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

5. In "The Adventure of a Photographer", who does Antonio fall in love with?
(a) Armanda.
(b) Bice.
(c) Maria-nunziata.
(d) Mad Maria.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Dollars and the Demimondaine", what does the word "demimondaine" mean?

2. In "Theft in a Pastry Shop", what do the police do when they arrive at the scene of the crime?

3. In "The Adventure of a Traveler", how does Federico travel?

4. In "The Adventure of a Soldier", what makes the soldier think that the woman sitting next to him wants him to touch her?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does "Transit Bed" end?

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 Poet", what inspires Usnelli to write poetry?

4. In "Transit Bed", who sleeps in the bed and why?

5. In "The Adventure of a Photographer", who is Bice?

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

7. In "Desire in November", who is Linda?

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

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

10. In "The Adventure of a Traveler", what is the traveler obsessed with?

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