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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 "Desire in November", what is Linda's occupation?
(a) Prostitute.
(b) Fur shop assistant.
(c) Nun.
(d) Waitress.

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

3. In "The Adventure of a Bather", who helps Isotta?
(a) Her husband.
(b) A boy and his father.
(c) A foreign man.
(d) Her sister.

4. In "Theft in a Pastry Shop", who throws a cake in Uora-Uora's face?
(a) Dritto.
(b) Baby.
(c) A monkey.
(d) The policemen.

5. In "The Adventure of a Photographer", what does Antonio become obsessed with?
(a) Admiring Bice's photography.
(b) Taking pictures of Bice.
(c) Yelling at strangers.
(d) Painting pictures of his friends' children.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Adventure of a Nearsighted Man", who had Amilcare been in love with?

2. In "The Adventure of a Nearsighted Man", what does Amilcare put on glasses to look at?

3. In "Sleeping Like Dogs", how does Belmoretto rent out the object he himself has rented?

4. In "The Adventure of a Photographer", what does Antonio buy?

5. In "The Adventure of a Poet", who does Delia talk to?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain the title of "Desire in November".

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

4. In "The Adventure of a Poet", what inspires Usnelli to write poetry?

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

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

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

8. How does "Transit Bed" end?

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

10. In "The Adventure of a Nearsighted Man", what is the man's conundrum with wearing glasses?

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