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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Aldo Palazzeschi's Bistino and the Marquis.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Bistino feel about the Countess?
(a) He thinks she nags.
(b) He thinks she is boring.
(c) He thinks she is a fake.
(d) He thinks she is cruel.

2. What does the narrator of "The Fountain of Pietrarsa" bet the engineer?
(a) That in a year the fountain won't be designed.
(b) That in a year the engineer will lose his job.
(c) That in a year the fountain will be ripped out.
(d) That in a year the fountain won't be installed.

3. Why does the mayor of Pietrarsa finally agree to move the fountain?
(a) He knows the people won't change their minds.
(b) The engineer talks the mayor into it.
(c) He lets them vote on it.
(d) He gets paid to have the fountain moved.

4. What do people think of Monsignor Filiberto's silence?
(a) They think it is a physical sickness.
(b) They think he is stupid for agreeing to it.
(c) They think he has lost his mind.
(d) They don't even notice.

5. How does the narrator of "The Fountain of Pietrarsa" treat the engineer of Pietrarsa?
(a) He ignores him.
(b) He praises him.
(c) He insults him.
(d) He teases him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator of "The Fountain of Pietrarsa" run into an engineer of Pietrarsa?

2. When Madonna Zilia first comes to France, how does Monsignor Filiberto react to her?

3. What does the narrator of "The Fountain of Pietrarsa" feel is wasted in the town?

4. How does Bistino remember the Marquis treating him in the past?

5. How long does Madonna Zilia ask Monsignor Filiberto to not speak for?

(see the answer key)

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