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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11 and Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ludmilla read?
(a) For knowledge.
(b) For pleasure.
(c) For meaning.
(d) To experience emotions.

2. What is the name of Ludmilla's sister?
(a) Uzzi-Tuzzii.
(b) Lotaria.
(c) Zwilda.
(d) Lubila.

3. After examining the narration , which character would most like to read "Without Fear of Wind or Vertigo"?
(a) Ludmilla.
(b) Lotaria.
(c) Alex.
(d) Irnerio.

4. Which of the following is Calvino clearly against, as seen in the novel?
(a) Reading for pleasure.
(b) Solving mysteries.
(c) Writing for pleasure.
(d) Censorship.

5. Where does the main character of "Leaning from the Steep Slope" walk every day?
(a) Along the lake.
(b) Around a pond.
(c) Along a hiking trail.
(d) Along the harbor.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Irnerio, where would Marana's former lover run to if he returned?

2. Who does the reader imagine is the woman Marana describes in his letters?

3. What do the titles create when put together?

4. Whose name is on a death sentence for treason in "Without Fear of Wind or Vertigo"?

5. What is on the photo that is in a character's pocket?

(see the answer key)

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