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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 the mayor of Pietrarsa first react to the people who resist the fountain?
(a) He tries to convince them he is right.
(b) He immediately gives in to them.
(c) He ignores them.
(d) He has them arrested.

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

3. Why is Bistino initially upset when the Marquis moves in?
(a) Because the Marquis doesn't treat him like a servant.
(b) Because the Marquis has grown angry.
(c) Because the Marquis slept late every day.
(d) Because the Marquis treats him like a servant.

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

5. What does Monsignor Filiberto do for a living?
(a) He is a soldier.
(b) He is a priest.
(c) He is a writer.
(d) He is a banker.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Monsignor Filiberto go to France?

2. How is Bistino related to the Marquis?

3. Why does Madonna Zilia travel to France to see Monsignor Filiberto?

4. How does the Marquis treat Nunzia when he moves in?

5. Why does Spoleto help Monsignor Filiberto see Madonna Zilia?

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