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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the hotel keeper have sent to the American wife in her room?
(a) A cat
(b) A bottle of champagne
(c) A fruit basket
(d) A flower arrangement

2. What is the name of the young man who is the central character in the story for Chapter 11?
(a) James
(b) He is not named
(c) John
(d) Clay

3. How old is Hubert?
(a) 25
(b) 35
(c) 22
(d) 21

4. Who is Peduzzi?
(a) Tour guide
(b) Ski instructor
(c) Hotel concierge
(d) Town drunk and con artist

5. What are the traveler's plans after he leaves Italy?
(a) Visit Moscow
(b) Take the boat to America
(c) Go to Paris
(d) Hike through the Swiss Alps

6. The story in Chapter 8 is not so much a story as a ______________________.
(a) essay
(b) poem
(c) novel
(d) character sketch

7. What is sitting under a table in the rain?
(a) A dog
(b) A cat
(c) An old man
(d) A child

8. What is the waitress' personality?
(a) Outgoing
(b) Taciturn
(c) Demure
(d) Perky

9. What is notable about the waitress serving Nick and his friend?
(a) She has only one arm
(b) She has no eyebrows
(c) She is pregnant
(d) She is a dwarf

10. Who is Hubert Elliot in the story in Chapter 9?
(a) A postgraduate student
(b) A lawyer
(c) A mechanic
(d) A landscaper

11. What cheers Nick's mood?
(a) Steak dinner
(b) Whiskey
(c) Sunshine
(d) Reality TV

12. Where does Joe play with the other children?
(a) The lake and forest
(b) The playground
(c) The video arcade
(d) The streets

13. What type of editorial work does Mr. Elliot write?
(a) Essays
(b) Documentaries
(c) Novels
(d) Poetry

14. What nationality is the young man in the story?
(a) Spanish
(b) American
(c) Italian
(d) French

15. What does Nick tell his friend during their conversation?
(a) That he and his wife are building a new house
(b) That he has some great stock tips
(c) That his wife is pregnant
(d) That he is taking a new job

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Hubert's wife's name?

2. How is the person from #101 traveling?

3. What does Peduzzi try to get before leaving the young American man?

4. What is Nick's goal?

5. What is the area where Joe and his father live in France?

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