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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", what does Usnelli have a hard time doing?
(a) Seeing.
(b) Being happy.
(c) Hearing.
(d) Dancing.
2. "The Adventure of a Clerk," what does Enrico Gnei do before work?
(a) Kisses his wife good-bye.
(b) Drinks a beer.
(c) Puts gas in his car.
(d) Eats breakfast and shaves.
3. "The Adventure of a Clerk," what does Enrico want to talk about but can't?
(a) His wonderful night.
(b) His weird dreams.
(c) His wife's pregnancy.
(d) His stomach flu.
4. In "The Adventure of a Soldier", what is the woman's initial response to the soldier's advances?
(a) She kisses him.
(b) She changes seats.
(c) She pushes him away.
(d) She screams.
5. In "Transit Bed", what is Gim's profession?
(a) Mason.
(b) Pimp.
(c) Baker.
(d) Soldier.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which character is in both "Sleeping Like Dogs" and "Dollars and the Demimondaine"?
2. In "Transit Bed", who is Lilin?
3. In "Dollars and the Demimondaine", who gets arrested?
4. In "Desire in November", when did Barbagallo's clothes get stolen?
5. In "The Adventure of a Bather", what is Isotta's occupation?
Short Essay Questions
1. In "The Adventure of a Nearsighted Man", what is the man's problem and how does he fix it?
2. In "The Adventure of a Nearsighted Man", what is the man's conundrum with wearing glasses?
3. In "Dollars and the Demimondaine", why does Jolanda enter the bar first?
4. In "The Adventure of a Photographer", why doesn't Antonino like amateur photographs?
5. Explain the title of "Desire in November".
6. In "Desire in November", why is Barbagallo by the fur shop?
7. In "The Adventure of a Clerk", what is the clerk doing?
8. In "The Adventure of a Nearsighted Man", what has the man been avoiding and why?
9. In "The Adventure of a Clerk", why doesn't the clerk talk to anyone about what he is thinking and feeling?
10. In "The Adventure of a Photographer", who is Bice?
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