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

2. In "Transit Bed", what does Gim want while hiding?
(a) Water.
(b) A sandwich.
(c) Cigarettes.
(d) A gin and tonic.

3. In "The Adventure of a Poet", what "scandalous" thing does Delia do?
(a) Kills a baby fish with her bare hands.
(b) Kisses another man.
(c) Goes streaking.
(d) Swims naked.

4. In "Theft in a Pastry Shop", who is the first to eat a pastry?
(a) The policemen.
(b) Uora-Uora.
(c) Dritto.
(d) Baby.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Adventure of a Bather", where is Isotta found when she receives help?

2. In "The Adventure of a Bather", who helps Isotta?

3. In "The Adventure of a Nearsighted Man", why don't people recognize Amilcare?

4. In "The Adventure of a Nearsighted Man", what does Amilcare worry about?

5. In "Theft in a Pastry Shop", who broke into the pastry shop according to the official police report?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In "The Adventure of a Bather", who is the bather?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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